Lincoln Cent 1955/5 or ordinary error?

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jmm2562
jmm2562 Posts: 129 ✭✭
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Hello!

I found a 1955 lincoln cent with a funny looking last 5. It looks double to me. Is this just some kind of ordinary error or a valid type of double die? I suspect the former as the other digits would also be doubled or equally funny looking.





What do you think?

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  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,865 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 29, 2025 7:13AM
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    Those were known as the "poor man's doubled die". Just die erosion. But an interesting effect, for sure.

  • jonathanb
    jonathanb Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This variety was wildly over hyped in the 50s and 60s as the "poor man's doubled die". It has no value over any other 1950s era Lincoln cent in the same condition.

  • jmm2562
    jmm2562 Posts: 129 ✭✭
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    Perfect, thanks! I learned something new today. Many hours left to learn more. I found this on the top of a roll of pennies labeled "Freak Cents". So, I might have more freaky specimens to share depending on what I find.

  • emeraldATV
    emeraldATV Posts: 5,249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @jmm2562 said.
    What do you think ?
    ........................................
    .Jinx !
    Your coin ? The 55 ?
    It has friends.

  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    When I first started collecting in the early 1960s they were still being hyped. I never thought much of them and ignored them.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • BuffaloIronTail
    BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @jmm2562 said:
    Perfect, thanks! I learned something new today. Many hours left to learn more. I found this on the top of a roll of pennies labeled "Freak Cents". So, I might have more freaky specimens to share depending on what I find.

    It's also a "Cracked Skull" variety, with a nice die crack along Lincolns head.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • Creg
    Creg Posts: 1,736 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,073 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Haven't seen poor man's double die words in a while (wasent really looking for it). I love the advertisement on it 👍✌️

  • Coins3675
    Coins3675 Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭✭
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    Poor Mans Doubled Die, I just picked up one of those recently for a buck.

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  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,861 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    http://www.varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/DDO 1955.htm

  • emeraldATV
    emeraldATV Posts: 5,249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    And MAYBE, as progression continues, the inevitable happens.
    A whittled down or a sliced 5 digit.

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