I found this 1975 Lincoln Cent In my pocket change yesterday yesterday I was wondering if anybody can tell me if there was doubling on the letters of United States of America
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the shelf-like appearance reveals that to be Machine Doubling, something quite common, but keep looking and eventually you'll find a coin from a doubled die
1. A doubled die has the spread on the die. Machine Doubling is from the looseness of the machine. 2. A doubled die will have spread on the centers of the devices making them larger. Machine Doubling is a reduction/removal of the contour of the devices. 3. Machine Doubling can also alter doubled dies as well because it is a machine issue. It doesn't remove the doubled die, but alters it and most collectors will not choose the MD and DD both on a coin, as it is a distraction.
I actually buy and pay lots of money for cents with md and a lot of others are starting to collect md, so I would say not worthless, keep and place in flip
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