1955 S Wheat Penny Error

Can anyone tell me anything about a 1955 S Wheat Penny that has the second
"5" with a line through it? It makes the bottom of the five look almost
like slash instead of curved.

http://home.earthlink.net/~shainoc/

The picture is kinda fuzzy, but you can just make out what I'm talking
about.

Thanks

On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:40:06 GMT, Shain OConnell wrote:
Can anyone tell me anything about a 1955 S Wheat Penny that has the second
"5" with a line through it? It makes the bottom of the five look almost
like slash instead of curved.
http://home.earthlink.net/~shainoc/
The picture is kinda fuzzy, but you can just make out what I'm talking
about.

Can't see a thing in the pic,sorry. But, look he
http://coppercoins.com/diesearch.php?page=78
and go forward to page 79 and 80. Any of those look like what you've
got? If not, there's a strong possibility that you're just seeing old,
after-mint damage. Maybe from the old coin rollers which often gouged
circular gouges not far from the rim, right about where you're
describing.

Without a better picture, it would be difficult to tell what you have. But
cents from the late 50's and early 60's are notorious for having a myriad of
minor errors. Check a few of the coins on my error pages.

http://coins.richlh.com/Coins/Errors//Errors.htm

http://coins.richlh.com/Coins/Errors//Errors2.htm

Nothing spectacular or valuable here but interesting none the less.


--
Richard
My coin Links:
http://coins.richlh.com/Coins/MyCoinLinks.htm

"Shain OConnell" wrote in message
nk.net...
Can anyone tell me anything about a 1955 S Wheat Penny that has the second
"5" with a line through it? It makes the bottom of the five look almost
like slash instead of curved.

http://home.earthlink.net/~shainoc/

The picture is kinda fuzzy, but you can just make out what I'm talking
about.

Thanks

I updated the picture with a new one. It's somewhat better, but not
perfect. You can definately see the numbers better though.

Thanks for you input and your help.
"Richard L. Hall" wrote in message
...
Without a better picture, it would be difficult to tell what you have.
But cents from the late 50's and early 60's are notorious for having a
myriad of minor errors. Check a few of the coins on my error pages.

http://coins.richlh.com/Coins/Errors//Errors.htm

http://coins.richlh.com/Coins/Errors//Errors2.htm

Nothing spectacular or valuable here but interesting none the less.


--
Richard
My coin Links:
http://coins.richlh.com/Coins/MyCoinLinks.htm

"Shain OConnell" wrote in message
nk.net...
Can anyone tell me anything about a 1955 S Wheat Penny that has the
second "5" with a line through it? It makes the bottom of the five look
almost like slash instead of curved.

http://home.earthlink.net/~shainoc/

The picture is kinda fuzzy, but you can just make out what I'm talking
about.

Thanks

Shain OConnell wrote:

I updated the picture with a new one. It's somewhat better, but not
perfect. You can definately see the numbers better though.


While your updated picture is clear enough to tell the cent is not a
1955-S (it's a D), it isn't clear enough to tell what else is going on.

Shain OConnell wrote:

I updated the picture with a new one. It's somewhat better, but not
perfect. You can definately see the numbers better though.



I cut the new photo out and pasted it into Photoshop so I could enlarge
and sharpen it to see the anomoly. I could see what appears to be a die
scratch thru the last "5" in the date. It was likely made by a tool
which scratched the die in that area, hence all coins struck with that
die would show the same defect.. Intersting, but not worth much more,
if any, than any standard 1955-D in EF condition.

Ira