55/55 DDO raw and in the wild - thoughts? Updated: Results in from PCGS

Bochiman

Friend called me today, as he was going through deceased father's stuff. He found a 55 DDO lincoln and sent me quick pics. It's out to PCGS for grading from what he told me.

Wondering what folks think...

Update: PCGS grade it AU58BN

JBK

Nice! Was it identified as such in the collection?

bolivarshagnasty

Did you ask him to look for the die scratches on the T ? Based on the first image I would have said no. The last two make me suspicious of how well struck pluribus unum is and how poorly struck the e is in the same motto. Your suggestion to send it in was good advice.

Bochiman

It's not in his hands right now so the photos he took previously are all I could get.

And, I think it wasn't really part of a collection. Just in with stuff his father had. His father had some older canadian notes and foreign coins, that I helped him sell late last year when I set up at a coin show. This was just discovered recently.

Bochiman

And, I didn't want to color anyone's views, but I wasn't too positive, and less so when I saw the reverse pic...

jdimmick

Guy came in shop couple weeks ago, had one it was in an old scratched up plastic 2x2 I couldnt quite see the Line at T, but I believe it was there. Looked genuine, probably a 58 . Guy wouldn't let me take it out of holder, so I said, if you wont let me take it out for a closer look am not intrested.

OAKSTAR

Interesting. 58 sounds about right. Don't know how many were minted but it makes you wonder how many raw ones are still out there in collections compared to the total number of graded ones.

Bochiman

@jdimmick said:
Guy came in shop couple weeks ago, had one it was in an old scratched up plastic 2x2 I couldnt quite see the Line at T, but I believe it was there. Looked genuine, probably a 58 . Guy wouldn't let me take it out of holder, so I said, if you wont let me take it out for a closer look am not intrested.

Jim, I forget where you are...are you in FL?

seanq

It isn't an obvious modern counterfeit, Lincoln has the correct expression on his face and the surfaces look pretty good. Definitely worth submitting for grading, and I think your friend would be very pleased with the results.

Sean Reynolds

dcarr

I think it could benefit from an acetone bath.

braddick

Everytime I see one of those it makes me want one.

I also check prices and see they are going up just about month by month.

TwoSides2aCoin

A strong AU 50+ coin, to me. I'd guess AU50 BN seeing the hidden luster. I just sent one in and I know it will be questionable color and probably XF details. It looks good to me, but my success rate on 55/55s is 0 for 2, so far.

Update : got mine back XF details , cleaned.

Bochiman

Bringing this back up to just say that my friend sent it to PCGS and just got the results...
Authentic AU58BN

I think he is still looking to sell so I told him he could join here and do the BST or he could also do greatcollections with Ian.
He has ebay and does stuff there so he may do that, but I'm not a huge fan of ebay these days (at least for the occasional seller).

Pretty cool that he found an authentic 55DDO in his dad's stuff he inherited though.

jdimmick

Great find, actually what I thought it would grade. I am in NC by the way. I ebay all the time, but when coins cross the 2k -3Kbarrier, it always makes me cautious doing ebay because of all the scams and dudballs. GC probably your best option .

TwoSides2aCoin

That's great. Fared way better than my initial thought. Got the AU right.

rays

That 1955 DDO appears authentic to me. The dullness of the surfaces could likely be improved by a judicious dip and then re-coloring, both of which should be done by an expert.

johnnyb

I’d love the backstory on that coin. When and how was it found and put away? Stuff like this is why coins are fun!! I remember my father telling me as he worked in a Philly suburb bank in the early 1970s how someone found a 1972 double die from the bank - but finding a 1955 is an amazing treasure and a great story!!!

BLUEJAYWAY

Great news for your friend. I never tire of seeing the 55/55. And a great discovery story to boot.

Bochiman

@jdimmick said:
Great find, actually what I thought it would grade. I am in NC by the way. I ebay all the time, but when coins cross the 2k -3Kbarrier, it always makes me cautious doing ebay because of all the scams and dudballs. GC probably your best option .

Thanks...and that's why I was suggesting GC or even here to my friend.

Martin

@Bochiman
You still have yours?

Martin

Bochiman

@Martin said:
@Bochiman
You still have yours?

Martin

No. I let it move on to a better home.