HELP CONFIRMING AUTHENTISITY & VALUE (IF ANY) OF 1958 D 'WHEAT PENNY' ONE CENT COIN (WHITE METAL)
juniorj2012
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Good Evening,
I have today acquired a vintage charm bracelet whilst milling around charity (thrift) shops in our local town
One of the 'charms' is a white metal 1958 One Cent Coin - in a round setting, therefore no damage to the coin
Details:
FRONT -
IN GOD WE TRUST - at the top, slightly in from the edge
Lincoln's Bust in Profile, right facing
At Lincoln's left shoulder - LIBERTY
To the right of Lincoln's Chest - 1958 with the letter D underneath & to the left of the tail of the 5
REVERSE -
*NOTE OF IMPORTANCE - The reverse is stamped UPSIDE DOWN - as in, the OPPOSITE WAS AROUND TO THE FRONT!
E . PLURISUS . UNUM - the dots are mid way up the letters, not at the base. The P & the L are fairly rubbed or not struck correctly
ONE CENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
surrounded by a strand of Wheat on either side
My query:
Is it anything special the fact that the reverse is fully rotated?
What metal is it - as most of the others I have found whilst researching have been copper coloured, or from 1943 or such when they were made in steel?
Any info or enlightenment appreciated
Regards.
Comments
A picture is worth a thousand words but I will say it is almost certainly plated with something and not a mint error or worth anything more than a cent (or melt value of bronze).
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If you look at any US coin you will see that the obverse and reverse are oriented like that.
You would need to post pictures but I assume it's plated.
My query:
Is it anything special the fact that the reverse is fully rotated? All US coins struck as you describe in the text.
What metal is it - as most of the others I have found whilst researching have been copper coloured, or from 1943 or such when they were made in steel? Possibly a plated 58-D Lincoln or a counterfeit example. No known off metal cents from 58.
Are they? Im not from the US, therefore I would not know!
Yes, probably a counterfit. How would I know so though!?
Ok, fair enough.
All US coins have the reverse stamped upside down to the front? That is interesting
Unfortunately, I do not have another to compare it to
yes, I said 1943 were made of steel.
Ah well, I guess it's nothing of interest then
And - I would have posted pictures - if I had of known how to do it on this portal
Thank you for your assistance
@juniorj2012 .... Welcome aboard. You mentioned it was on a charm bracelet... these coins are commonly plated to match the rest of the jewelry.... I am sure yours is such a coin. No numismatic premium. Cheers, RickO
It's not likely a counterfeit. It's likely a plated cent. You already mentioned it was in jewelry. It was quite common to plate them to make them silver in color when used in charms or key chains.
No thats fine - I'm not concerned about that. I am just looking something else up, one moment...
I was just getting confused with the fact that the reverse side of the coin appears upside down to me - I am from the UK, all of our coins, if flipped left or right - the reverse is still the same way up.
It appears that US coins will appear upside down if flipped left or right (horizontally), but not if flipped vertically
There you go you see, I've learnt something this evening.
extra note - yes, I am aware this bracelet is a costume piece. I am a collector, researcher and seller of vintage and antique jewellery - I know a thing or two about it - just not coins....from a different country! Regards
Yes, that is what it will be
It was the 'flipping' part that was confusing me - and it doesn't take much
Our British coins are the same way up if flipped left or right, unlike your US coins. These needs to be flipped vertically to remain the same way up.
I think I have my answer now - a genuine, plated 1958 D One Cent Coin. Worth nothing, but pretty to look at amongst the other charms on this bracelet.
thanks for input
Yes. On this side of the pond, some people refer to it as "European orientation" or "medal orientation" since U.S. medals tend to be struck in the "European orientation".
Search "coin turn" and "medal turn" as the terms for how US coins and British coins, respectively, are oriented.
I agree, you seem "plurisus".
Young Numismatist
I did - thank you
thank you for the information - it will be useful if I should happen to find any US coins in future. I did have some, though long gone now. Regards.
I do?
The US Mint has a informational website
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Thanks - I'll look it up should I need to in the future. Regards.
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