1 Cent 1881 Doubling Letters Legend

And IF you are very very lucky, you may find one of these:

Here are a couple of more 1881's that are worth looking for. Both are pretty scarce.

This one has repunched D and N's.




This one is sometimes called double spur N, but it's a nice RTC (round the clock doubling)

Papeldog,
I 100% agree with you.
Now, You, and most here are aware of my 1887 (everything) RTC on both sides. U recently posted an image of it.
which do you think is the more desirable
the 1881 or the 1887?
tough question right?

I think that it's the few 1881 RTC's that are the most desirable because they can have hub doubling, with Mechanical Doubling and some individual letters handpunched, most with a large offset. I still think that the ;87 was MD with the coin loose in its holders. The planchet may not have even been fully seated into the striking position when the dies first struck. Maybe that could be the reason why you say double-struck ... it doesn't look like any DS I've ever seen but, you Roger, have seen many

Phil310 - whatever lighting and camera setup you are using, it is fantastic. Those are superb photos!

I agree with SPP, the shots are very good! Your setup is very similar to mine. I'm using a Canon Rebel EOS T3i with a 100mm macro lens on a tripod. I use a single side lamp with a daylight 5000k 1100 lumens bulb. I put the coin on a jet black background and use the timer on my camera for a 2 sec delay. The settings on my camera yield a photo that is a bit underexposed on purpose. Then I can adjust the exposure on the image to get the color right. As with you, my closeups are enlargements of the full coin shot.

well fellows, here is my 2 cents to that:
have tried lots of different lights and methods, BUT never used the flash...will try that , thank you.
also use a Canon Ebel XS body with a 90 mm macro lens.
your photos are great using the flash.
what settings do you use? and does it work with a reflecting coin?