Thoughts on this 1956 wheat error?

Just curious if anyone has seen this type of error or whether there's value thanks

 

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Thats interesting. The shiny copper says Pmd.
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Yep, definitely post mint damage. The 6 got a good ding from just the right direction.

 

Ditto

 

PMD

 

Not an error. The Numeral 6 took a hit, probably from a coin counting or coin rolling machine.. very common occurrence

 

Yup, PMD.

 

There is no damage to the field around the 6. Any mechanical damage after minting would undoubtedly show disruption of the field. Simply calling it a ding dodges the real answer. Could this have happened when a second strike was made?

 

Maybe ANACS could resolve it!

 

You have asked a good and challenging question. I will explain what I know. First, there is no known error to attribute to the OP's Cent. Second, Coin Roll crimping machine damage involves the last digit of the year. There are many examples of this kind of damage from the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's.. because of the time they were minted any damage would of been worn away due to circulation over the years. There have been plenty of posts on CoinTalk with the same question. The conclusion has always been PMD - Post Mint Damage due to Coin Wrapper Machine damage. There is no double strike.
Here is another example -

 

The only way to show that it's not PMD is to find another example or two exactly like it!