1956 D Lincoln cent giant UNUM

[TorstenW]

Hi Y'all

I'm new here, but recently came across this penny from my childhood collections and had to post up. It is a brilliant uncirculated 1956 D Lincoln cent, left untouched in the holder for over 35 years. Seems like it is a 1DR-001 class 6 mechanical strike error, with the die crack plainly visible over Lincoln's hairline. I actually found another one of these almost twenty five years later, in a completely unrelated place, without knowing it until now. What are the chances of that happening?

What struck me about this particular one is the definition and alignment of the mis-strikes, making the "UNUM" seem giant by any standards. Sorry for the bad quality of the attached pics, the penny is in a holder and I am certainly no accomplished photographer. Hope you find it interesting though...


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[rascal]

Hi Y'all

I'm new here, but recently came across this penny from my childhood collections and had to post up. It is a brilliant uncirculated 1956 D Lincoln cent, left untouched in the holder for over 35 years. Seems like it is a 1DR-001 class 6 mechanical strike error, with the die crack plainly visible over Lincoln's hairline. I actually found another one of these almost twenty five years later, in a completely unrelated place, without knowing it until now. What are the chances of that happening?

What struck me about this particular one is the definition and alignment of the mis-strikes, making the "UNUM" seem giant by any standards. Sorry for the bad quality of the attached pics, the penny is in a holder and I am certainly no accomplished photographer. Hope you find it interesting though...


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Hello and welcome to the forum. I enjoy this form and I hope you enjoy it. I love the looks of the wheat back cents when they are in mint condition and the used ones are also nice. the word unum does look larger but this may just be the way the mint made some of them back years ago.

[TorstenW]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I enjoy this form and I hope you enjoy it. The word unum does look larger but this may just be the way the mint made some of them back years ago.

Thanks, Rascal!

I will try and post some pics of a standard unblemished "e pluribus unum" for comparison soon. That way the huge difference will become quite evident, lol...

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[rockdude]

Compare it to this and see if it matches.

http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1956&die_id=1956p1dr001&die_state=lds

[TorstenW]

Yup, that's the one. The UNUM is even bigger than that one though....

Edit: By the way, is anyone interested in this coin? I don't really need it.

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