As you can see the 9 in the date looks filled. I am not an error collector so I don't really know if this would be considered a cud or not. Please post your opinion of what this could be, Thanks- Olivia P.S. sorry for the bad image.
Looks like it was one of two things, a grease filled die, or a die chip. I'm leaning toward the grease filled die, which is common at the Mints and doesn't really add much premium, if any at all.
Olivia, its a chipped die. Keep in mind that the center of the one the coin is low.. therefore on the die its raised. it gets knocked on and walla, you have a filled 9. As stated a CUD has to include the Rim of the coin. that is caused by a piece of the die actually breaking off.
Thanks, do you know if it's worth anything at all, it's not a big deal if it isn't I found it in a roll of wheat cents.
No they were very common in the 50's. Its just another wheatie. : ) You might be able to shop it around on ebay and get a few extra cents for it if somebody is collecting them but I doubt it. There was another from the same era called the BIE Lincoln. In the word Liberty there was a small die chip between the B and the E made it look like BIE. Same thing.. I used to save them for some odd reason but have since just put them in rolls with others from the same date/mm.
I agree with Tim. I have a 1954D that virtually identical to yours. I keep it because it's different, not because it's valuable...unmless you want to buy it? <<grin>>
Die chippies in the 50's are indeed common. I have a handful of them at home, and have that same coin you have. Another common mint error during that decade are laminations and other planchet defects.
