1962 DDO Lincoln Memorial Cent?

I have no clue about the doubling, but I do know that you will need to provide pics of the entire obverse and reverse for grading.

If I remember correctly Die Deterioration happens mostly on nickles. This appears to be Mechanical Doubling.

Michael

tights24, I am sorry, DUH! well if I find out it is a double die then I will post pictures of both sides but as of right now everyone seems to be leaning away from it BUT I will say compared to pictures I have of a 1962 DDO mine is very similiar ecspecially with the nose and the RU in trust.

Ok...so I was right, then said I was wrong...now I'm right again? lol

this one has thrown me off because around the bowtie and below does look totally different than a regular cent, I am guessing Die Deterioration? but what made me think it could be the DDO is the doubling on the nose and the doubling on RU matched the book pretty good, the date has some doubling also but wasnt sure about it, here is a closer pictures of top of the U in TRUST,this is what made me suspect it in the first place.

Die Deterioration Doubling does not just happen on nickels - it can happen on any coin from any denomination. This, however, is not Die Deterioration Doubling. This is Machine Doubling. Die detarioration doubling is the result of pieces of the die chipping away leaving more cavity for the metal of the planchet to fill. This results in extra thickness of the letters, usually all the way around. Machine Doubling is the simple result of a die bouncing affecting the edges of the letters. No extra thickness, no die chipping involved.

This die is very worn, but the doubling is on the face of the normal letters, nothing added to them - Machine Doubling.

Yes, true...I was tired and for some reason read "only on nickels" - you are correct, my bad. Nickels are the most common because the metal is the hardest of all used to strike coins. The dies tend to deteriorate much faster than with other denominations. I have seen it on cents, but it's kinda scarce. I have never seen it on silver or gold. Most common other than Jefferson and Buffalo nickels--clad Washington quarters.

And this is because there are a number of dealers who have no clue selling them to collectors who have no clue. The 1955 "poor man's" doube is dirt common and extremely easy to find. It is a mere result of die fatigue, and a large number of 1955 cents were minted using very fatigued dies. Nearly a fourth of all 1955 cents sold by the same dealers marked and priced as normal coins would qualify as the "poor man's" double coins if they just looked at them.

I have been through roll after roll of 1955 cents looking for the true doubled dies and have seen more of the "poor man's" double coins than I have normal ones. Need any?