Check out our own coppercoins' in-depth web page about one particular counterfeit 1955 DDO here.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
Only one pair of dies was used for the 1955 DD. One of the characteristics of genuine 1955 DD is a faint pair of raised die-polish lines extending downward from the top of the T in CENT. The lines are to the left of the vertical shaft of the T. (source, p. 243-44 "The Official Guide To Coin Grading And Counterfeit Detection." published by PCGS; I also recall seeing this diagnostic described in other publications including ANA publications).
When I looked at the pic in the link, and blow it up, I did not see this diagnostic. If you actually had the coin in your hand, or a better close up of the area of interest it would be very easy to make the determination. You may wish to ask the seller for a better close up of that area. When I've sold coins on E-bay, a buyer would occasionally ask a question, or for a better pic, and I was always happy to accommadate their request.
It's impossible to tell whether that coin is genuine with macro images. You would have to see key diagnostic micro images or view the coin with a loupe in person to tell for sure.
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New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
I think I have done business with the people that have this up for auction.
When I looked at the pic in the link, and blow it up, I did not see this diagnostic. If you actually had the coin in your hand, or a better close up of the area of interest it would be very easy to make the determination. You may wish to ask the seller for a better close up of that area. When I've sold coins on E-bay, a buyer would occasionally ask a question, or for a better pic, and I was always happy to accommadate their request.
But no photo is going to show this, you will have to use a 5x maginifer and hold perpindicular to an incandescent bulb to see it.
If it is there then its genuine, if not it aint
great article on the 55 DDO, there's a lot of other info I was not aware of.
thanks for sharing
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<< <i>FUdude is right about the diagnostic Vertical die polish line just to the left of the T in cent.
But no photo is going to show this, you will have to use a 5x maginifer and hold perpindicular to an incandescent bulb to see it.
If it is there then its genuine, if not it aint >>
It might take a lot more than 5x to see it. Those lines can be very difficult to see.