new pic of 1956 error

[sjv]

It's amazing what you can find looking through you loose change. Notice the extra copper filling in the 9. It's caused by a wearing die. I've seen coins with multiple of these errors all over the coin and thats how the coin got that way. It looks like a bead of copper just sitting there. It matches pefectly as far as color ,so I know it wasn't done after it left the mint. Now that I see the pic again, it looks like the 5 is doubled also.

[sjv]

The 5 looks doubled also, no?

[coinnut]

The 5 looks doubled also, no?


No, not to me lol. It's not a major mint error, I don't think.

[Stang1968]

The late 1950's and early 1960's cents are notorius for these kinds of die breaks. I have about 25-30 with filled letters, numbers, or 'BIE' errors.

[tanacat]

1955 is the only 'valuable' one though?

[coinnut]

Yea the '55 is the double die and is pretty valuable. It is still a coin that should be found, since it was released into circulation. Some of them must have been lost :confused: But tons of them were counterfeited, along with the other rare ones we all cherish (1909S VDB, 1922, 1914D, 1877 etc...)

[tanacat]

Just noticed- the 1 is awful small?

[sjv]

I've noticed that on alot of the wheaties the 1 is slightly smaller. Mostly the older ones.