Scottishmoney Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 My daughter has been sifting through the 5000 Wheat cent bag the last few weeks. Then this made and appearance and for a couple of seconds the heart skips a beat until you look at the third numeral and how far away the fourth numeral is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinjoe2006 Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Darn! That would have been a good find indeed! Atleast you got some thrill out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Looks like a "5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 D'OH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix21 Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Oh man! That is a total bummer! I would'nt be able to breath for a minute til I realized lol. Still, a pretty nice coin with a story behind it! Phoenix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 What is strange is that most fakes are 1944 modified by deleting part of the 4. This would indicate the now 1 in front of the 4 is closer than normal. Yours is just the opposite. The 1 is slightly to the 9. You may want to check futher by contacting coppercoins.com to see what they say. Could be a 1914 with a hit that made it appear as if a fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted April 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I believe based on the looks of it under magnification that it is actually a 1954-D, plus it cannot be a 1914 because it does have the VDB initials under Lincolns portrait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 I see the "5" too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladking Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 It appears to be accidental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 That's a heart stopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28Plain Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 My daughter gave me a similar moment while we were searching a bag of Lincolns several years ago. She said something like, "Dad, this one says 1955 but it's kinda blurry." Turned out to be encrusted with something sticky like sugar syrup and wasn't a double die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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