1955 S 12 Rolls From eBay unopened 51 yrs. lots of pics

[creilly]

OK well I hate to say this but I am the one who bought them. Well my husband bought them. My Xmas presant.
So They came today. I have questions.

I opened the box and in side was a paper wrapped package. I cafefully opened the paper, trying to save it. Inside was indeed 12 penny rolls.
In red hand wrappers. Marked 1955 S. Of course I had to open 1. So I cleaned off the desk, wiped everything down. and carefully laid out a piece of bubble wrap. I opened 1 roll, yes Just 1 thus far. Took like 10 minutes to get in the taped up end!!
The wrapper was over another wrapper of white tissue paper. After getting the coins out I tore it to see the layers. I took a picture of that too.

Then I started looking throguh this BEAUTIFUL ROLL. When, thanks to this site. I noticed a marker on one of the coins. I smiled and set it aside thinking Great I have learned something and retained the knowledge. The I found another... and another and another... 27 in all. So then I started looking as someone suggested on each section of each of the marked coins. ALL 27 have the same silght doublling of IGWT. I took picutres of 2 beacuse its JUST to hard for me to take pictures well. Its fustrating.
What do you think.... Machine doubling I am assuming... Until some one tells me different. What do I do with the rest.. OPEN put away OPEN put away OPEN ... put away..... Help me tell me what I should do and how to do it. Also so is there some one here I can send a few to to look and and give me opinion? If you think I should do that??/ I noticed in other threads that seems to be common so everyone must be very trustworthy here, AS Am I.
OK hear are the pictures 3 pictures each coin of the same areas.









Also too while I have your attention I went through a roll of 1968S UNC and found these coins 7 total what do you think?

[creilly]

I thought I should add a picture of the front of both coins ....

[eagames]

So far I think you're finding more strike/machine doubles.

You might look for this 1 DDO or the 5 RPM varieties listed here:
There are 12 on the site so check for them all.
(have you figured out how to search this site, you can find these listings yourself from the search page or the date guide page)

http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1955&die_id=1955s1do001&die_state=eds

Note that doubled eylids are much lighter than you will expect from the pictures, try holding at different angles to see them. You might also look for the scratch below D of GOD or the reverse scratches then if you see that look real close for the extra eylids.

http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1955&die_id=1955s1mm001&die_state=eds

http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1955&die_id=1955s1mm002&die_state=lds

http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1955&die_id=1955s1mm003&die_state=lds

http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1955&die_id=1955s1mm004&die_state=mds

http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1955&die_id=1955s1mm005&die_state=mds

There are 12 RPMs listed here, look up the rest with the search.

RPMs are also hard to spot so look close! That RPM-1 is a neat one.

I would slowly search all the rolls, since they aren't the original shotgun wrappers you're not decreasing the value to open them and take a peek if you don't scratch or fingerprint them.

Hope you find something neat

[eagames]

I think you got one already

That is 1MM-010

http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1955&die_id=1955s1mm010&die_state=mds

Look at the marker in your pic!!!

[eagames]

I'm sure of it.

Look at the fainter line that goes horizontal under the S, with that plus the big marker line you see it must be.

So you found a bunch of RPMs listed at $5 each!

What a start for you!

[creilly]

I can confirm I have 16 exactly like that ALL markers match!!


I am looking through the first roll .. and dividing them into groups
So far ALL of the coins I have looked at have Super strong markers Naked Eye strong.
I have 4 differnt ones going right now... ( piles )
This is so exciting .. I stopped long enough to order pizza for the family
LOL they lost me until Monday I am guessing THANK gosh tomorrow is a holiday I would never be able to work!!

Anyone in the twin Cities want to come help me? Hee Heee I can pay in pennies!!!

[creilly]

I am starting to think maybe $400 (.66 cents each) wasnt such a bad price!!

What the Hech is this? I took off the glove so it would not get caught... since its cotten glove.

[eagames]

looks like a lamination error.

Try not to break that little peel off of the coin, it's worth more with it attached.

Here's one more thing for your learning.

The ones you found that are 1MM-010 are a variety. They are RPMs. They are not errors, they have a catalog listed value and rarity. Every coin with those markers will be the same RPM 1MM-010. The doubling you see on them is probably strike related and might be different on each one.

That lamination error you found is an error not a variety, there might be similar ones but they're unique. You could find other coins in your roll with the same markers that will not have that lamination error. It is unique, it has a value based on whatever somebody that likes those errors would pay for it.

Do keep an out for the tripled eye-lid, maybe you will find yourself a DDO too!

[creilly]

ok this one is poping up now too....
I opened a second roll... I couldnt help myself
Its like a Bowl in the coin.

[eagames]

That one looks like the die was clogged with something, probably grease.

It could possibly be struck through something else or even it could be that letter was polished off the die but I think grease was the culprit.

Another error type.

[Bob P]

Some real nice coins there Catherine. I can say I agree with everything eagames has told you this far. He was correct in that the majority of your coins have strike doubling. I agree on the RPM 10 assessment as well. (Kinda hard to miss that marker!)
The lamination peel and the struck through are collectible to certain folks.
Something else to consider is that 1955S coins were the last cent coins struck at the San Fransisco Mint until 1968.

[creilly]

I just realized these are Mint rolls. I took the red wrapper off and the tissue under could not have been rolled at home just could not have been
Should I keep opening them They are displaying lots of issues. Lamination like the one pictures. I have 15 similar to that now. Im on roll 4. Kind of seperating them now and taking pictures of the extreme and will go through them more though later.

[Dick]

Catherine, it appears that not only did you get a VERY nice opresent, but you hit the "jackpot", as well. I was reading the little "tags", in the photos, and they sure indicate a very meticilus collector. They are quite specific. Congratulations, Dick

[creilly]

oh haa haa the tags my 17 year old showed me how to do that today!! I got her photoshop for her birthday last month and she was helping enlarge the pictures and just have the areas of importance because I take such bad pictures. Croping I guess she calls it.


I am serious if any one wants to help me .... I live in Minneapolis MN.

I can pay in pennies, lots and lots of pennies.

It would be nice if some one who knows more can tell me stuff. Also Jessica told me ( my daughter) to stop posting pictures in the thread and post them all to an album at photo bucket and give ya'll the link so you can see them all. said it was fast and better for everyone.. So she will do that tonight and tomorrow and then I will post the link so you can see my treasures.

[eagames]

I'm guessing your pics are already in an albumn, the way you are doing it must put the tag there so it's the same as a link just different that they open automaticaly. Your pics are not at the site, they are in an albumn someplace I think. It's probably fine to do that way. Maybe someone can tell if that's correct?

Also I sort of still think the rolls are not from the mint, they were just rolled by a careful person. Some also used aluminum foil like that. I never saw tissue in mint rolls. Maybe someone else can chime in?