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Does anyone Know how much this is worth? Is It the 1958 Doubled Die wheat Penny?

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,957 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 9, 2022 3:54PM Answer ✓

    @ifthevamzarockin said:
    [If you are talking about the tops of the letters on the obverse that looks like die erosion.]

    Yes. Dies are worn on the devices closest to the rim as the flow of metal, during the strike, wears the sharp edges of the die down causing the letters or the numbers to look like they are stretching towards/into the rim. A poorman's Doubled Die 1955 cent is a great example
    Search the term "Die Deterioration Doubling" (DDD)

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 13,877 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @CoinCoins said:
    i'll never understand why threads like this exist

    They exist because people very much want to believe they have found valuable coins. And that’s even though in most cases, their coins have little in common with the particular characteristics of the valuable ones.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

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  • MasonGMasonG Posts: 6,261 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A few cents. No.

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forum! :)

    Not a doubled die and worth about 3 cents.

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Have you considered looking at images of the 1958 DDO? They’ll show your coin isn’t close. They’ll also show that the real DDO lacks a Denver mint mark.

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,493 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No signs of doubling

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  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    Thanks for all the support doesn't it have machine doubling at the top?

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you are talking about the tops of the letters on the obverse that looks like die erosion.

    Machine doubling is common and doesn't add to the value of a coin. ;)

  • CoinCoinsCoinCoins Posts: 698 ✭✭✭

    i'll never understand why threads like this exist

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry..............it's not the Doubled Die.

    ..................but you're off to a great start by correctly calling it a "doubled" die instead of a "double die"............

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As others have said, this is not a doubled die and is not worth much. I will say that you did a good job on your photos.

  • WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,858 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I see a coin with a face value of 1 cent.
    You see it as a doubled die so that makes it worth 2 cents. lol
    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,257 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 10, 2022 9:01AM

    @Batman23 said:
    As others have said, this is not a doubled die and is not worth much. I will say that you did a good job on your photos.

    Getting experience attempting to post decent photos here makes this thread worth doing for the originator? I've started threads for this reason. Doing my 1909 V.D.B. DDO thread with the images I posted of pictures I took myself with my Coolpix camera has given me new confidence in my photographic skills.

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There is a testing forum to practice posting photos. ;)
    https://forums.collectors.com/categories/testing-forum

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,257 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's the link for the thread I originated about 1909 V.D.B. DDO FS-1101...
    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1069155/show-your-1909-v-d-b-ddo-fs-1101#latest

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Another hijack :/

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,257 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If I could only get shooting coins through the plastic of the various TPG holders down. The glare is a fright to deal with, especially with a coin in an ANACS holder has been my experience.

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Doing my 1909 V.D.B. DDO thread with the images I posted of pictures I took myself with my Coolpix camera has given me new confidence in my photographic skills."

    @mr1874 said:
    Here's the link for the thread I originated about 1909 V.D.B. DDO FS-1101...
    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1069155/show-your-1909-v-d-b-ddo-fs-1101#latest

    @mr1874 said:
    If I could only get shooting coins through the plastic of the various TPG holders down. The glare is a fright to deal with, especially with a coin in an ANACS holder has been my experience.

    This is a thread about a 1958 cent, not your 1909 or photo skills. :/
    Why do you keep hijacking everyone's threads?

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,257 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Coolpix is okay but I really want to be able to get much closer pictures of coin details like the OP has done here.

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mr1874 said:
    Coolpix is okay but I really want to be able to get much closer pictures of coin details like the OP has done here.

    Save from an edit.

  • ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 10, 2022 10:06AM

    @CoinCoins said:
    i'll never understand why threads like this exist

    This happens to me almost every day.

    I have very high priced state quarter errors on Ebay.

    Some Joe finds a normal state quarter and googles it and sees my high price.

    I then get a message for an offer to buy their normal coin way above face.

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is the one (and everyone else) wants:

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • ernie11ernie11 Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BuffaloIronTail said:
    This is the one (and everyone else) wants:

    Pete

    Your photo pre-empted what I was going to comment about, and that is: when you have a 1958 doubled die, you'll know it.

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ernie11 said:

    @BuffaloIronTail said:
    This is the one (and everyone else) wants:

    Pete

    Your photo pre-empted what I was going to comment about, and that is: when you have a 1958 doubled die, you'll know it.

    Sorry about that, Ernie.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • robecrobec Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    BTW, the OP's photos were fabulous. Most newbies with DDO questions come on here with photos that you can barely make out a coin, let alone the letters. These photos were perfect.

    - Bob -

    MPL's - Lincolns of Colorimage
    Central Valley Roosevelts

  • stockdude_stockdude_ Posts: 487 ✭✭✭

    If you have to ask....

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,092 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I guess us old timers are the only coin collectors who searched through cents and other change looking for a 09SVDB Lincoln in hopes of the great find, along with the unbelieveable 1913 Liberty Nickel. I have absolutely no problem with this thread, well presented and well photographed all with some knowledge. I welcome them.
    Jim


    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

    Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @gusthooft... Welcome aboard. Your coin, as mentioned above, is not the doubled die.... good pictures though, and keep searching. You cannot find special coins without searching a LOT of coins. Cheers, RickO

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,257 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    @gusthooft... Welcome aboard. Your coin, as mentioned above, is not the doubled die.... good pictures though, and keep searching. You cannot find special coins without searching a LOT of coins. Cheers, RickO

    Lots of coins.How true this is. :)

    Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein

  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    @Batman23 said:
    As others have said, this is not a doubled die and is not worth much. I will say that you did a good job on your photos.

    thanks

  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    @mr1874 said:

    @ricko said:
    @gusthooft... Welcome aboard. Your coin, as mentioned above, is not the doubled die.... good pictures though, and keep searching. You cannot find special coins without searching a LOT of coins. Cheers, RickO

    Lots of coins.How true this is. :)

    thanks for being nice

  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    @jesbroken said:
    I guess us old timers are the only coin collectors who searched through cents and other change looking for a 09SVDB Lincoln in hopes of the great find, along with the unbelieveable 1913 Liberty Nickel. I have absolutely no problem with this thread, well presented and well photographed all with some knowledge. I welcome them.
    Jim

    thanks

  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    @robec said:
    BTW, the OP's photos were fabulous. Most newbies with DDO questions come on here with photos that you can barely make out a coin, let alone the letters. These photos were perfect.

    thanks, I use a pluggable USB microscope

  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    @mr1874 said:

    @Batman23 said:
    As others have said, this is not a doubled die and is not worth much. I will say that you did a good job on your photos.

    Getting experience attempting to post decent photos here makes this thread worth doing for the originator? I've started threads for this reason. Doing my 1909 V.D.B. DDO thread with the images I posted of pictures I took myself with my Coolpix camera has given me new confidence in my photographic skills.

    thanks I use a pluggable USB microscope

  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    @mr1874 said:
    Coolpix is okay but I really want to be able to get much closer pictures of coin details like the OP has done here.

    why does every one call me op what does that mean?

  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Original Poster. The person who made the post that started this thread.

  • Che_GrapesChe_Grapes Posts: 1,884 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Could be worth millions!!

  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    Got another one for you guys is this a 1999 wide AM penny?

  • MarkKelleyMarkKelley Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nope. And there never were any Denver mint wide AM's.

  • kazkaz Posts: 9,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    gusthooft, your photos are excellent! I recommend a book, A Quick Reference to the Top Lincoln Cent Die Varieties, by Wagnon, Peterson, and Flynn, a compact spiral bound book with all the info you need. Enjoy your collecting! Welcome to the forum!

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,092 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Another great aid is free. Go to PCGS CoinFacts https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts
    And even another freeby. Go to PCGS PriceGuide https://www.pcgs.com/prices/us
    Do Not underestimate these sites. They are loaded with information that you will only discover thru useage. Don't just look at prices, but click on a price value and find more information. Click on the date and scroll down for a wealth of very useable info. So much info is now available online for free and you have to search for it. But when you decide on your collection desires, buy the books and learn how and why coins were plentifully struck or scantily struck. How they were struck and why and how errors occurred. Info is wealth and the more you have the better suited you will be for the hobby. Most of us learned this piecemeal and faced many uneducated errors on our own. So take advantage of the material available and you will benefit greatly. Good luck and welcome to our hobby.
    Jim


    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

    Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
  • gusthooftgusthooft Posts: 10 ✭

    thanks > @jesbroken and @kaz and @MarkKelley for answering so fast and good answers ill be sure to check those out,

    @kaz said: your photos are excellent!

    thank Again I use a pluggable USB microscope I try to make sure my photos look good fo ppl who spend time out of their day to help someone like me I Really do Appreciate it!

                                                                                                                                                     Your beginner Collecter: Gus

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