1986 D LMC-Possible New DDR? - Updated 3/22/2021 With New Photos

Thanks Coop, SilverCents and Tanman 2001. I am out of town this weekend visiting some of my relatives. I continue to believe this is a new DDR. I will take additional photos with my Pluggable USB scope of the coin upon my return and share them with everyone when I return. Hopefully, we will see if there is sufficient evidence of a noteworthy DDR. Thanks for your comments!

Here are some additional photos of this coin as promised. After further review of the REV, it appears to me that EPU has the most significant doubling of all of the devices. I have utilized arrows to indicate these areas. Same with UNITED and AMERICA where significant. I have also supplied some better images of the entire REV and OBV.
IMHO, reflective lighting is not the cause of these images of separation, splitting serifs and notching of the devices. I have looked at the coin at multiple angles with differing lighting and the images are the same.
Thanks for taking a look. I look forward to your comments as to whether this may be a DDR.




In EPU there is notching on the bottom left of E,P,L and B; there are split serifs on the lower leg of L and on both legs of R, and on the lower portion of S. Additionally, the dot preceding UNUM is split.


In UNITED, there is notching and splitting on both sides of the top of T; in E there is some splitting and notching on all three of its rightward extensions.


In AMER there is splitting and notching on E; the right leg of R has a split serif.


On RICA there is another image of the split serif on the the leg of R; there is a split serif on the upper end of C and notching on the lower end; and on A there is notching on the end of the right leg.

Thanks for taking a look, Coop. Do you have any further comment about doubling of the devices in these new photos, and whether it is DDR?

Coop, thanks for your comments. You provide excellent information. No question that this coin is not a big, sexy DDR. Boy, I wish it were! I keep looking for one of those. But thanks for confirming that it is a minor DDR. Even a minor DDR is worth noting when discovered by new collectors like me. Coppercoins has listed similar minor DDRs, such as 1984P-1DR-001, which is a Class 2 showing "light to moderate spread"; and 1984D-1DR-002, which is a Class 2 plus 6 DDR described as "light extra thickness on AMERICA with some notching on the R of AMERICA." I probably won't submit my minor DDR for a possible listing --- but the coin is a nice addition to my growing LMC collection.

Thanks for your input SilverCents. Was the professional who examined those Wexler, or someone else? And was an explanation provided as to what they thought was the cause of the anomalies on those two coins?

The big thing missing, it the spread. The devices on your coins are showing something on the tops, but not showing spread on the devices.

Let me ask you a question: Who attributes and refuses to attributes dies. The site determines what is what they feel is a doubled die. Have you ever questioned whether on is a doubled die or not? I have. But they are ones that own the site, and choose what they feel is a doubled die. Their choice. I go by the spread, or enlargement of the devices. If they don't show a spread and appears to have notching, then it is pretty minor, to me. If I buying one, I buy it because I enjoy it. Not because it is listed, it has to prove to me it is a doubled die.

Thanks Coop. You provided very interesting observations about the listing of varieties. One "professional" can label a coin a "minor" double die, while another can disagree---say with this 1986D penny of mine, for example. That means there is subjectivity in the decision-making---unless the spread and the doubling is so clear that everyone would agree with it being listed as a DDO or DDR. I am sure that there are many in the Coin Community who agree with you.
And thanks Silviosi for your comments.