Please tell him the truth. It's a details coin ( cleaned, damaged or circulated etc..). Worth less than $1. Here's the link... 1955 S Lincoln Wheat Penny Coin Value Prices, Photos & Info (usacoinbook.com)
it is addicting, have a few pennies but just for collecting, haven't really checked them out, but I have a few wheat pennies. And some silver liberty statue Dollar Coins, that my pops found.
Always look for the errors you know something that's misaligned or broken or missed number or you know something like that doubled you know what I mean those are the ones that pay bud
Bro in the last month just going outside my comfort zone from pennies to Nichols I may have found over 30,000 in coins value it depends on the grades you know but guaranteed 10 grand
@Ernesto Pulido Just some information, Mint Marks cannot be Doubled Die for that year. They were added to the Die by hand. It wasn't part of the hubbing process. A mint employee would use a counterstamp to make a hand punched incused mark in the Die. They could be RPM - Repunched Mint Marks