I have several just like the OP's! I know that the on on the "E" is a Die Chip and believe the horned "R" is the result of the same (i.e. the result of small chips or minor breaks in the Die face). Frank
jessash, As a 1955-P Lincoln Cent in what appears to possibly be (really need to the see the Reverse) in VF-30 to EF-40 condition, he might be able to get $0.05 to possibly as high as $0.10 for it! IF you can find a collector of this type of error (pre say) coin, then they might be willing to pay a little more. Frank
jess: What Frank said. I agree. Realize that they are not rare or scarce errors, and there is not a giant demand for them. Also, realize that we care giving you a value, and I (for one) have no desire to purchase it, so I do not have a vested interest in the value, low or high.
I came accross this one while searching some wheats and reminded me of this thread Has same error on the E
The reason the 1950's coins are mushy, die cracked, die broke, extreme die worn is that they literally squeezed every Cent out of the dies past normal use for the dies. Some BU coins from this era still look bad. So although they made more coins with the die, sometimes more is worth less in collectors eyes. The "so called" 1955 "Poors mans Doubled die" is actually worn devices and occurs on other years as well from this era. People look at the worn areas right of the 55 think they have something. All they need to do is look at the rest of the coin. Mushy devices, die cracked and some of the wheat lines don't even exist on BU coins. So if you spent your entire coin budget on buying them, you would be the poor man when you went to sell them. Made educated choices when buying coins. Find your nitch in this great hobby and realize what is collectable and what is something to toss back into circulation.
