Coin Roll Hunter Finds Acclaimed 1955 Doubled Die Cent!

Amazing finds are often hard to find, but when mountainman2 on coincommunity.com found the highly acclaimed 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Wheatie on June 28th, the emotions started to pour.  Initially, MM2 picked up a bank box of cents from his local bank and does what every aspiring treasure hunter sets out to do, and that's to find the pick of a lifetime.  And boy did he nail it.  The 1955 was a dark patina, pretty grimey, but the diagnostics were unmistakable.  Few members doubted the authenticity, and rightfully so as there are counterfeit examples that exist in the market.  MM2 enlisted the aide of C.D. Daughtrey of coppercoins.net to verify the diagnostics by using nice, high quality images provided by the owner.  After a day or so, Mr. Daughtrey was able to deliver the great news to MM2.

As of now, the owner is going to submit this coin to a third party grader to get the "genuine" tag, as a real grade is not expected with the reverse damage.  This way there won't be any doubt to the authenticity if the even he decides to sell what would be dubbed, the most sought after Lincoln cent in history.  Initial estimates look for the coin to achieve $1,000-$1,200.

Now a bigger incentive for prospectors to continue bugging our banks for rolls!