Just a few hours ago I was looking at other peoples' rare penny finds. I decided to go and check my bag of wheaties that I had already gone through three times just in case I missed something. Turns out I did! :smile Is this a D over S, or just some damage marks? If so, how much is it worth? Can you possibly grade it for me? Also, does this look like a double die? Thank you all of the help!!!
Hello and welcome to cointalk! It is a bit hard to tell from your pictures as they show up very small. See if you can get a better picture of the mint mark on the 44. For the 55 what you may have is a "poor mans doubled die" as the real 55 DDs are obvious even with horrible pics. I have seen a few threads about the poor mans 55's and people on here have a lot of mixed opinions on them. Cool to have but not worth very much... I think a few people on here are even willing to give them away they have so many
Hi, The terminology for the 1955 cent would be doubled die, if it were one. It is not. I don't really see any evidence of a type that appears doubled due to die wear either, which of course is not a doubled die. It is mislabeled and has been for years, a poorman's doubled die even though there is no die doubling. The worn die gave the last 5 or 55 the appearance of doubling and the coin was hyped as a cheap substitute for a real 1955 Doubled die and it was sold as a way to fill in a hole in a coin album for cheap. Unfortunately the incorrect name stuck and some people think it's a doubled die when it is not. The 1944 D cent, has, in my opinion slight potential to be a 1944 D/S as even in the picture you can see what might be the small projection above the D that might indicate the D/S. It is impossible to tell anything for sure though as the picture is too small. Thanks, Bill
Sorry, that is the best I can do for tonight. I will have better pictures up tomorrow. If you click on the picture it will get larger.
How about this picture. It is the best that I can do with my camera. I took this to the coinstore today and the guy said he did not know. He said it could be worth $25 but I do not take his word for it as he did not look at it for very long. He was very busy.
Take a look at this site and see if anything matches; http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/dietype.php?date=1944&die_mint=d&die_type=mm&page=0
First or third one possibly. Could it be a new variety or just something weird like damage marks? I am still looking for what it could be.
