From what I have heard there are many counterfeit 1955/55 DDO pennies. I am not an expert but hopefully, some of you can make an educated guess as to whether this penny is real or not. Please help.
If it were real you would most likely have to get it certified if you want to sell it and thats going to cost hundreds of dollars for a coin like this.
It is not known as a 1955/55. That implies that it was double struck or an overdate which it is not. Simply 1955 DDO. That would be a Doubled Die variety. I don't think that Cent is a genuine 1955 DDO.
there is an old saying if something looks too good to be true it is and seeing so many fakes of this coin exist your chances of having a real one are slim to none
AS Quoted "One of the main diagnostics of a genuine 1955 Doubled Die cent can be seen on the reverse of the coin. Since there was only one pair of dies used to create the 1955 Doubled Dies, all genuine examples should display vertical die polishing lines to the left of the letter T in ONE CENT". You could check out the PCGS Coin Facts at: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin...tion is strongly recommended for this variety. I was at a flea market and a small coin dealer had a blue folder of cents from 1941 to 1965. $7 was the price. I noticed the 55/55 slot had a coin in it and figured it was a last 5 shift or fake. Not to arouse interest, I bought the book for the $7. I turned the corner to another row, took out the cent and there were the die polishing marks near the T of CENT. Sent it out and came back AU 50. Sold it back then for $1250. I already have one in my collection. Happy coin collecting and hunting.
Need the reverse, but I doubt it is genuine. There is substantial wear in the hair and ear yet it is still a red (brand-new) color. Let’s see those polishing marks...Spark
Looks Ok from the one picture we have to work with, it's class 1 doubling and its' the right spread I think but it's a bit blurry, need a lot more than that to make a determination, I will say this though, the coin has taken quite a bit of abuse then the shine indicates it should have. China makes really good fakes now a days though, so, this picture isn't going to be enough to prove it's genuine. Everything should match if it don't it's likely fake. I will say this, the coin is way to shiny for the amount of additional wear above his ear. His coat looks like it has more detail than it should also.... I can't rule it out, but I can't say that it is either without more, and better pictures.
