1955 Double Die Obverse Wheat Penny. Grade?

Congrats. I would definitely live with that.

 

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Thanks to everyone for the pointers and encouragement. The selling portion will now commence. I'll go ahead and ask here. What's the best way to go about selling this coin?
Any experience is appreciated! (or please direct me to the more appropriate forum if this is subject matter not suitable for this section)

Thank you!

-JP

 

I have one certified by ngc in ms 62

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1955 DDO

MS 62 BN

NGC

1517662-001


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[TD="align: right"]12/16/2011[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]$2780.00[/TD]
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If you are going to sell it and don't quite know a number for a details coin, you could put it on the 'bay and set it at $7k (A ways over market value) and check what the offers are going for. Then you have your number. Maybe also post it in the for sale section here as well.

 

ugh, 91'ed, still good looking though.

 

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY A BULK ORDER OF certified cents by either pcgs or ngc??

 

trying to fill my collection

 

You will get better results if you start a new thread rather than asking your question in a thread that has nothing to do with your question. (Plus you are hijacking the thread.)

 

thanks

 

If it were mine and I felt good about the color I'd resubmit it. If it came back questionable color again I'd take it to a show and get an opinion from a Lincoln expert like Angel Dees (Andy Skrabalak).

Coins failing to grade often make it through cleanly after additional attempts. But I'd like reassurance from an expert that it had a reasonable shot. (At many shows you can submit directly to PCGS and save the shipping & insurance fees one way, as well as the mail delay.)

I would NOT hawk it on ebay after a single grading attempt. The difference in value between a body-bagged '55 DDO and a cleanly graded red MS one is big.

Other options are to consign it to a copper specialist, or sell it on Heritage. It is a very special coin and how/where it is sold should be considered carefully.
Lance.

 

Good for you! It's very difficult to tell if a coin is fake from pics. Sometimes there are some good guesses but there's just no telling from pics. If you think it's genuine and somebody else has seen it in hand and they think it's real then it's certainly worth the gamble. good luck!!

 

Congrats on the genuine. It's just great to have it be legit.
It's still a real solid coin, even graded details. There will always be a huge market for these.

 

Congrats on a great looking doubled die .

 

Well... they slabbed it anyways. It says "no holder for PCGS Secure Plus" which is the method I chose, but heck it's got one.

 

Excellent points. If you can get a grade on this coin it would be well worth a couple submissions.

BTW you would have to crack it out before resubmitting.
Forgot to add, congrats on it at least being genuine. Thats good to hear.:thumb:

 

I would love for this coin to have a number grade, however it gives me an uneasy feeling to have it re-graded seeing as even the expert I had look at it said he didn't feel good about its' surface.

I've noticed something also that makes me think it isn't dipped or doctored. The collection book this coin was removed from has all what pennies from 41 to 64. Most (not all) look very similar to the 55 DDO with the same color. Could it possibly be the book that caused the questionable color grade?

 

Yes because the same chemical factors that cause color change can be present in a NT environment as in AT effect. They can't tell for sure, so they say "questionable". I have a high grade 3L 37-D Buffalo that also bares a "QC" but I bought it personally over 35 years ago and it colored slowly in my collection. However, usually the market view reflects such a designation, and since the coin is not seen by a single grader, but by a finalizer also, I would think it would have a hard time ( as with mine also) to get a clear grade. Maybe in 10 yrs plus, but likely not now. Unless you really need the money, I would hold it as the value most likely will go up in time. IMO. Glad it was genuine!

jim
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well worth the submission grand grand