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Looks like a Wheatie trial/pattern!

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,694 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Prepped for an engraving that never happened.

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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What does the obv look like?

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 12, 2024 9:59AM

    (Extreme) Grease filled die?

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,406 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinbuf said:
    What does the obv look like?

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  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,782 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a clogged die. And one of the more interesting ones I've seen

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,694 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hmmmmm. I withdraw my previous suggestion.

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  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's "just honest wear" to the point of being dishonest.

    I think that I can see a very faint "O....N....E" or is that just pareidolia?

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 17,326 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The rims look strange to me. Any chance it's a counterfeit?

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,547 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:

    @coinbuf said:
    What does the obv look like?

    Why would there be Wheat trial or pattern in 1955?

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,714 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Die adjustment strike?

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,694 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What's the weight?

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,406 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway said:
    What's the weight?

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  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 10,016 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What ever it is, both dies appear worn from a lot of prior striking.
    So I think it is from grease-filled dies and not a trial strike or die adjustment strike.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,406 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 12, 2024 11:08AM

    @dcarr said:
    What ever it is, both dies appear worn from a lot of prior striking.
    So I think it is from grease-filled dies and not a trial strike or die adjustment strike.

    Quite plausible and it was sold as such, but it is very interesting for the unusual look, hence the "Looks like" in the title.

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Closing price?

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,406 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 12, 2024 7:38PM

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    Closing price?

    The coin is from Jonas / Coins With a Human Touch. Here's their banner:

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    Closing price?

    Thank you.

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  • DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Die adjustment strike imho, that was also circulated. Weird.

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  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well circulated and strong money for a worn grease filled die on a Lincoln Cent.

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 25,072 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was recently schooled there is no way of determining if a coin is a weak strike or a die-adjustment strike.

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't know but I like it!

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