Split Serifs? Is This A Lincoln 1984 Doubled Die Reverse / DDR ?

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ooburgeoo New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 11:42 am Wondering if I am getting the term splits in the serifs? I'm really hoping I am hitting this one on the head this time. if so I finally think I get what they mean when they talk about split serifs. If I rotate the coin I'm sorry, I just want others to see what I see if they have been having the same problem as me. fingers crossed as I await the responses......... Report this Post to the Staff

Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 12:42 pm Coud be, but honestly cannot tell anything for sure from these photos. Report this Post to the Staff
ooburgeoo New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 12:53 pm Tacc, does it mean it looks like it splits in opposite directions? Like the ends are curling away from each other? Also is there a way to clear up my pictures or is it just my scope? I have the Irfanview. is there anything I can do with it in that application? Edited by ooburgeoo 03/13/2025 1:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 1:28 pm I have never used the Irfanview program. I have posted a link to Wexler's site for 1984-P DDR's. Check to see if your coin matches any of the DDR's shown. https://doubleddie.com/828844.html Report this Post to the Staff
rlu7732 Valued Member United States 291 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 3:40 pm Do you have the ability to focus? Zooming in and focusing could help us see better. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker_101 Pillar of the Community United States 1791 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 3:41 pm I'm not great with cents but I'm not seeing a DDR. As far as improving photos, lighting plays a big role from dark to glare and from sharp to "soft". It takes some practice and your lighting can vary from coin to coin for best views. When I think I have everything right for a photo, often I'll magnify the coin a bit more and fine adjust my focus and then zoom back out to the view I want to photograph. That really helped me with sharper images. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10547 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 4:00 pm That is what Die Deterioration looks like on copper plated zinc cents. Not a Doubled Die. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8757 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 6:00 pm It is light induced doubling, very common with a scope. You need to try and diffuse the light on the scope with piece of paper or tissue. I had issues with this when I first started using a scope. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96315 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 9:47 pm Makecents makes sense here. 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
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10547 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 11:11 pm Quote: It is light induced doubling, very common with a scope. Now I see, after comparing the 2 reverse photos the "Doubling" in the one picture is gone in the other...... "Doubling"...... "No doubling"...... Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74279 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 01:43 am Makecents nailed it. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
coin rejector Pillar of the Community United States 2852 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 1:33 pm Agree, light induced doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
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Split Serifs? Is This A Lincoln 1984 DDR?