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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6545 Posts	Posted 06/28/2023 3:58 pm Now that I am looking at Lincoln Wheat cent doubles, I have a question about identification. Tropical Bats calls them elf shoes. It seems that many doubled die (particularly Class IV: Offset) examples have a heavily hooked E in the We of IGWT. Many DDO examples also seem to have a lopsided T in Trust and/or Liberty. When we see these on a Wheat cent, is that a giveaway that there is a doubled die in play? Is it a 1:1 correlation, or are there also times when a regular ol' penny will happen to have an elf shoe hook? I ask in particular because I believe I have seen these shapes in previously searched rolls. Maybe I should go back and pull those wheat cents out again and have a second look? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 06/28/2023 6:34 pm I haven't noticed that term of art "elf shoes" before and so I'm interested to see what @tb says. My initial thought is that this distortion of letters is indicative of die distortion, such as can occur when a die is used at the end of its useful life. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96993 Posts	Posted 06/28/2023 7:05 pm well it looks interesting, This 'elf shoe' thing is new to me, I think I'll have to wait and see what others have to say. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 06/29/2023 9:57 pm "Elf shoes" appear on the E of WE on most Class VI doubled dies. I don't know the exact mechanism, but for some reason, the extremities of the devices seem to become more distended than the center regions. You see the same thing with the horns on the top and bottom of the B in LIBERTY Edited by SamCoin 06/29/2023 9:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
gsp193 Pillar of the Community United States 975 Posts	Posted 06/29/2023 11:06 pm I have heard it before, heres a post of mine where it is referred to as an Elf boot. http://goccf.com/t/420978 Report this Post to the Staff
Dutch-Tigger Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 06/29/2023 11:15 pm @SamCoin would you consider this to be an effect from a hubbing process error ? Report this Post to the Staff
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