1955 Quindrupled lincoln cent

I ran into the find of the century and would like to know if any one can tell me the value of the coin.

 

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Looks interesting but there's lots of distortion in the pics. Hard to tell what's going on.

 

From those pics, it looks like machine doubling( or quintupling) to me

 

Thanks, I'm not sure yet what it is. I plan on sending it in to PCGS and see what they come up with. I struggled with the quindrupled and quintupling.

 

Can you post a pic of the whole Obverse?

 

Costly if it's just md.

Can you get clearer pics?

I just use a cheap camera and hold my loupe in front of it:



You can get close-ups like this:

 

I sure can and it is quite fun to look at since it is in a Horseshoe Club holder from the casino in Las Vegas, Neveda. I'll post it right away.

 

I would like to see better photos of the obverse also to deter me from my first impression that the images are fake. The last "5" in the date causes me most suspicions. If I am wrong I will apologize. No offense intended.

Jim

 

Thank you, I look forward to it.

 

In 1955, the mintmark was added separately. So since it shows the same quintupling in the same direction, it'll be machine doubling

 

If it was machine doubling, it would be doubling on the reverse also. Wouldn't it?

 

Sorry it took so long for me to post these pictures, but I had to rescan the coin to fit within the 250KB sixe requirements of the site.

 

I thought it was fake when I first spotted it, since there has never been reported a Quindrupled or Quintupling lincoln cent ever. But here it is, judge for yourself, but I would not be to quick to call it machine Quintrupling. Has any one else ran into such a coin?

 

Hi BillyRay and thanks for all the input. I have been too excited to think straight about this coin. Here is a thought though. If the mint mark was struck at a different time, then why does the mint mark exhibit the same Quintupling?

 

Hi Jim and thanks for thinking the images were fake. I think the coin is pretty cool. The coin also displays a couple of "S" removed that seem doubled and prove that the coin is a proof, as if the quality does speak for it self. Here is a quick thought for you. Why would a casino that haves a million dollars displayed in their lobby in ten thousand dollar bills, make a bunch of fake coins to use in their promotionial souvenior gift? Wouldn't it be cheaper to just get a real penny at the time and only spend one cent on it.

 

when was this promotion given out? 1955, or more recent? i can not tell from the pictures, but honestly either way it may have some value. even if its just a normal MD 1955 cent, and its from a 50's or 60's vegas promotion, it may go for a decent amount. a lot of people collect old las vegas stuff, and if you find a coin collector and a vegas collector, they may want it real bad.

i know i wouldn't mind owning something like that.

after you get some pictures that are close up and good, the people here will be able to give you a good idea of what you got, and i would trust them. but if not just send it in. i can tell you feel strongly of what it is already, and nobody will change your mind...

good luck and after you send it in, let us know.

 

Hmmm, is it possible to get a closer pic of the obverse? From that distance it looks like a normal cent. The 1st pics look like shaky hand syndrome to me. The pic of the whole encased cent should show quite a bit of extra thickness throughout the entire obverse according to your 1st pics. I've been wrong before, but it would be nice to see a close up...

 

These have been made for years by promotions companies. The casino or whoever would have placed an order for a thousand or so of these to be used a giveaways or souvenirs. The collectors value will go for a couple of bucks and up.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/LUCKY-CLUB-Horse...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3f002ad0ef

You really need to post a clear pic of the date for any determination to be made. So far, what you are trying to relate just isn't showing up.

Your first pics look like camera shake, not an error. The other pics aren't large enough to see the effect you're talking about.

 

The point that he is trying to make is that if it had been hub doubling at the time the working die was produced in Philadelphia, then you wouldn't have the same doubling on the mintmark since it is punched into the working die by an employee at the Denver Mint.

I think it is machine doubling, too!

Chris

 

thank you for posting that link to ebay. i am going to bid on that. its from pittsburgh!