Is this 1955 penny double struck?

I understand it’s not the 55 doubled die but it appears it may have been double struck. I appreciate the help

 

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Not Double struck either . I see no doubling anywhere . Sorry .

 

Not at all. It’s just worn from circulation. Welcome to CT.

 

can hardly see anything in these images lol. But no, I agree with above. It's not DDO.

 

No, they just strike these once. Twice would take twice as long, that's the reasoning behind it.

 

That makes sense to me, horse sense that is. Lol

 

Die Deterioration issue. Worn Die strike.
Known as the Poor Man's Doubled die.
But not really a true Doubled Die variety.

 

For the real 1955 double die, magnification is not required to see it. It's super obvious.

Example from Wikipedia:



This was actually the very first mint error coin I had learned about when I was starting out collecting coins as a kid.

 

Same with me. Or at least I'm certain it wasn't the "Wexler: WDDO-007 | FS-01-313 | CONECA: 11-O-V | Crawford: CDDO-0083" or any variant of same.

 

For 1955, there is the major doubled die above. There is also a much less prominent DDO, FS-102. 1955 1C DDO FS-102 (021.9), BN (Regular Strike) Lincoln Cent (Wheat Reverse) - PCGS CoinFacts

The difference? The auction record for PCGS' FS-102 seems to be around $112 for an MS-62BN (i.e. similar to OP's but in FAR better condition) in a 2012 internet auction (1955 1C DDO FS-102 (021.9), BN (Regular Strike) Lincoln Cent (Wheat Reverse) - PCGS CoinFacts)

THe auction record for the big boy, in V35 (far better condition than OP's coin) is $1553 (Lincoln Cent (Wheat Reverse) (1909-1958) ,1955 Doubled Die Obverse MS, VF35 - PCGS Auction Prices)

 

What class is that one? Funny CoinFacts doesn't even find that meaningful enough to mention.

 

See it here
http://varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/DDO 1955.htm

 

All I'm seeing is wear and tear from circulation.

 

@expat, what class of doubled die is this one? I'm not seeing it on there. The big one, as everyone knows, is Class 1.

 

Don't know how they determine their die info, but Wexler has it as a Class V

 

Yeah, it's a little different, I thought that. Thanks. Funny how nobody cares, though, you know? I mean, they collect these, and yet, when you get right down to it, they don't even care what they're collecting. Even PCGS CoinFacts doesn't have a care. I guess it's kind of like my friend whose got a reproduction of a Picasso painting hanging in his den. I looked up the original. I'm still afraid to tell him it's been hanging upside-down all these years. Some art collector. As regards CoinFacts, some coin experts.

 

Don't collect errors but would really like to have one to complete my birth year set. Would have been great to have been collecting when these coins were being pulled from circulation.

 

Chew Wrigley's spearmint gum....

 

The answer is simple, it's a penny.

 

Well….there is very clear die deterioration on every letter of In God We Trust. Couple that with years of wear and you get the OP coin…jmho…Spark

edited…”every letter” we can see from the pictures, that is.