1955-S Lincoln with Doubling, Die Cracks and a Strange Mark Under "LIBERTY"

[rwkiii]

I was going through an OBW roll of 1955-S Lincolns and noticed one that I set aside thinking it was just damaged.

Then I found more of them - about 12 total. All BU and all about identical.

There are die cracks visible coming from the back of Lincoln's arm/shoulder.

The date appears doubled with what looks like icicles hanging from the bottoms of the '5's.

The '9' has something inside its top in NW position.

Most interesting is under LIBERTY. I can't make it out, but it almost looks like an 'S' laying on its side.

Can anyone explain what these are and if this is a known variety (I can't find one). Is it a new variety?

Maybe more important, do these have any value?

Thanks!

[mustbebob]

This coin suffers from die deterioration which is causing chips and cracks. I am not sure, but there may also be remnants of an old die clash. They are very common for coins from this time period as the dies were used extensively and they deteriorated with continued striking. These are not considered varieties, but they are considered errors. Whether or not any are listed errors is unknown, but since the anomalies change with continued striking, there very well could be multiple variants of the same coin out there. What you see under LIBERTY is actually cracks and chips...not an S on its side.