1955 DDO Lincoln Cent

This is one of 2 coins on my want list. While checking eBay this AM I saw this beauty.
The seller is from Serbia and has a "0" feed back.
So how much should I bid?

 

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Can you share the listing? I would love to watch this item!

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-Doubl...d=222700038931&_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042

 

Thanks.. It already has 15 bids from bidiots
Maybe we will soon see it here on CT

 

The first time he had it up it went for $510.00 but the buyer backed out.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-Doubl...311028?hash=item33d96fbdb4:g:nvkAAOSwubZZ7yyH

 

Serbia you say... Isn't that near China?

 

I've seen better from China.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/S...0x55e50ea3723865d!8m2!3d44.016521!4d21.005859

 

zero.

 

A few points. Not all of them that would be what you want to look for to spot a struck counterfeit. 1) It would be extremely unlikely to have a true 1955 ddo in that condition. Take a look at the circumstances surrounding the finding of these and pulling from circulation. And this one has a notch in the rim???? I doubt a true one would have been treated as such. You don't know how rare a naturally low grade 1955 ddo would be. 2) no Lincoln's bow doubling on this one. 3) A different bow edge than expected for this one... the shape appears not to be the one used for a true lincoln cent for the real ddo that year.

Overall my thought is that this is a counterfeit

 

I would stay away...

 

Why is it reeded?

 

Ha.. I just noticed. To the left of LIBERTY

 

I'm thinking that is maybe the worst fake 1955 DDO that I have ever seen. I wonder how many more of these there are in Serbia.

Is it possible that more people have been ripped off by fake 1955 DDO coins than any other single coin?

 

Fake. Lincoln looks stoned.
Those rims would fit on a Cadillac Eldorado.

 

OK... couple other things....seems to me the liberty doubling is CW, while the date is CCW. A true one would be a class I CCW with not only the lettering all being forced to go in a CCW direction, but the coin would also have to have a little doubling on Lincoln, visible in some areas. This one seems non-doubled where you should see it, i.e., the photo is showing enough that if it had been doubled at those areas, you should see it. For this type of doubling it would be a physical impossibility to have the liberty and the date doubling to go in opposite rotation. And the reverse is not clear enough to see the die markers for sure, but I have the impression they aren't there. Lastly, the rim seems too wide to flatten with wear and still provide clear doubling on the letters. This ddo should carry a sharp rim, and one that would not have as much flattening without impacting the lettering.
I am no expert, but a lot seems hincky with this and to me, if I am correct with the rotation of the liberty being opposite from what it would be and the rim too wide for a real one would seal the deal, bad pics or not. Other eyes on this???

 

So much wrong with this coin, but the doubling on Liberty was the first (of many) things that stood out to me immediately.

 

"So how much should I bid"?



50 Dinar's......

 

@dwhiz
The listing is not found now...
I wonder why?