Wheat cent error

[Jameyjg01]

Dug this wheat today and realized that the 1 looked a little off... It's an error! Can't find any information on Google about this error, so anyone have an idea of how rare it is and value?

 

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[testing123]

Well that's an interesting piece. One possible thing is it's damage to the 1. Will wait for others to chime in

 

[l.cutler]

Yes, it is just damage to the "1".

 

[FesterCopperPot]

At first I thought the "1" looked a little short, but when I inspected a penny that I had I realized that's the way the "1" is formed on pennies, so I am with Testing123 and l. cutler.... it's likely damage.

 

[Escape]

Seen a coin book at Barnes and Nobel that was devoted to errors in clad. Double printing and stuff like that. Lots of pictures. Some people collect and check their clad for these imperfections. I mostly just check the coins I dig.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I can't tell on my monitor whether it's a strike error or just later damage (PMD) that sheared the "1" off to one side.

 

[Anduril]

How interesting!

It almost looks like the mint was using crappy glue back in the 50's.

 

[jewelerguy]

I concur with the others that it is damage suffered during circulation

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

wait for Frank (huntsman) to chime in thats borderline and he knows error quite well

 

[ctalmadg]

I've seen similar that were caused by coin rolling machines/counters.

 

[huntsman53]

I agree that the "1" in the Date took a hit from a sharp object and the part that was sheared off was partially dislocated! The "7" in the Date however does have an error on it in the form of a foot on it's somewhat vertical leg. The foot should not be there and is likely the result of some overzealous grinding and polishing done to the Die by a Mint Employee during repairs to it. The foot on the "7" adds little no extra value to the coin but is an interesting error none the less!


Frank

 

[tamrock]

Known as - 1 o'clock "57" So rare I believe you have the only one known to exist.

 

[huntsman53]

Known as - 1 o'clock "57" So rare I believe you have the only one known to exist.

LOL, it took me a minute to figure out what you were saying (this old light bulb ain't as bright as it used to be!!) but I finally got it! Considering on how small the imaginary watch or clock dial would have to be, I believe it reads closer to 2 o'clock or 2:15..


Frank

 

[tamrock]

LOL, it took me a minute to figure out what you were saying (this old light bulb ain't as bright as it used to be!!) but I finally got it! Considering on how small the imaginary watch or clock dial would have to be, I believe it reads closer to 2 o'clock or 2:15..


Frank

Could be some variations as in any errors

 

[Jameyjg01]

So i looked at the coin using some magnification with the expectation of it just being post mint damaged... To the untrained eye it doesn't appear to be just post mint damage. the "offset one" appears to be attached to the coin even on the far top right and bends down over the edge of the "straight one". Want to through something at you guys that are smarter than me at this... almost appears like it was stamped, damaged as stated and then restamped... Would that be possible with the "double die" method used that year? Also, anybody know someone in the Hattiesburg MS area that I might could get to look at it?

 

[Ant]

 

[Jameyjg01]

I should have added at different angles also...

 

[Ant]

On Mobil Street or Palmers Crossing, just kidding. I think there's one on Main.

 

[huntsman53]

Could be some variations as in any errors

LOL!!

 

[huntsman53]

So i looked at the coin using some magnification with the expectation of it just being post mint damaged... To the untrained eye it doesn't appear to be just post mint damage. the "offset one" appears to be attached to the coin even on the far top right and bends down over the edge of the "straight one". Want to through something at you guys that are smarter than me at this... almost appears like it was stamped, damaged as stated and then restamped... Would that be possible with the "double die" method used that year? Also, anybody know someone in the Hattiesburg MS area that I might could get to look at it?

While a few coins have been known to have a dropped letter or Date digit from another coin struck into their' surface, this is not the case with your' coin. Also, while there has been and continues to be some somewhat wild things happen with Doubled Die Variety Coins, this is also not the case with your' coin nor is it a result of Die Deterioration Doubling, Machine Doubling or Strike Chatter. Once you get experience and knowledge of Error and Variety Coins and how they came to be, then you will understand why the somewhat extra "1" in the Date was not a product (result) of any of the above. By examining the "1" in the Date on the coin, you can tell that the "1" Date digit suffered a hit from a sharp object and especially so since where the digit originally was located and part of it still is, is somewhat shiny...showing bare metal and is not toned like the rest of the Obverse of the coin.

To help you on your journey of learning about Error and Variety coins, I have included a link below to an Error and Variety Coin checklist written by Mike Diamond, former President and Error Coin Attributer of Coneca and also included a link to a vast number of helpful and very informative articles on Coneca's website.

http://conecaonline.org/content/ErrorChecklist.pdf

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Frank