Interesting errors on this 55 Cent

What do you think caused this issue with his head???

There is a die crack on the reverse as well and poor mans doubling on the date.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/55Obv2.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/55Obv3.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/55Rev2.jpg

 

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whats the issue with his head??? To me it looks like he has a swolen eye, but its hard to tell from the picture. Id say someone kicked his butt

 

:desk:

 

That's a well circulated cent. I think life caused that condition on the head, but I certainly could wrong.

I like your holder for that coin. If you'd like a BU 55 for a holder like that send me a PM and I'll send you one. My wife was born that year and I collect many BU examples.

Keep collecting.

Allen

 

Thanks Allen and Indianhead

I do not think this is just circulation - take a look at the letters above.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/55Obv4.jpg

I have to get better pictures with better lighting.

Best Regards

Darryl

 

Here is a better one.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/55Obv6.jpg

 

Thanks for the picture. I have worked in industry for years as a technician in quality. I've used scopes at very high magnification, with cameras, to identify and record metallurgy defects and at times I've gotten to look at few coins with this equipment. Looking at metals at this magnification allows you to see the true plastic formation that occurs when metal heats and flows. You would be amazed at what you see.

In any case without being able to view the coin in hand, I can't see it well enough to be sure. Hold on to it in any case.

I would think that if this was a process defect there would be more like this one and thus a history. But I could be totally WRONG.

Keep on Collecting!

Allen

 

I knew that looked familiar, Ive had one in my "kid" collection almost like that for about forty years. Pretty much the same type of die disruption on the head.

 

Interesting coin Darryl and here's the politically incorrect answer.


John Wilkes Booth.


Sorry, someone had to say it.

 

LOL - I love your sense of humor...

 

Thank you Ambro! Even looks like you have the extra metal up around the D. Do you have the die cracks on the reverse. They are in the middle of the Right hand Wheat moving out to the rim?

 

Here is a better picture of the reverse.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/55Rev3.jpg

 

The 1950's produced myriad "cracked skull" cents. This is one of them. For some reason, the die metal tended to crack in this area. You variously get die cracks, bi-level die cracks, retained interior die breaks, interior die breaks, and combinations of such near the top of Lincoln's head

 

Thanks Mike!

 

LOL!

Very nice cent man, maybe planchet flaws? Not sure, but still a neat coin. :thumb:

Phoenix

 

i have about 20 of these, I call them 'crack heads'

 

LOL That's a good one. Poor Mr. Lincoln sure is taking a beating.

 

haha, pretty cool!