1976 Lincoln Penny DDO? Need Help

very true about the reverse

And ty for the help guys like I said I'm real new to this and I'm hooked lol

if what you're talking about is the rim on the obverse, its not a dd. its called a MAD, or mis aligned die. thats what gave the doubled rim effect. a dd would have the devices (letters, numbers, any design on the coin) doubled. check out coppercoins . com for some pictures of doubled dies. and its an addictive hobby.

I agree on MAD, Nice find! These get especially collectible when some of the design is missing

For future topics I recommend cropping your photos so we have just the coin in view. This can be done in any simple editing program on your phone/computer. I also recommend getting a loupe for both photography and for your own use when looking at coins. Be sure to check out the photography forum for more information: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...?FORUM_ID=81

Since you seem very interested in your new hobby, read up as much as you can about errors. This will help you find what to look for on coins and not accidentally skip over anything! There are plenty of resources online and helpful posts here on CCF.

Tripod - a couple tips.

As noted, crop your photo to include just the coin. Try to take shots straight on; your coin is a decent MAD but taking angle shots can exaggerate an error/variety with shadow and glare

Use a solid backdrop; I've seen several out-of-focus shots where members have used newsprint as a backdrop or their fingers. The camera sometimes has a hard time picking what object to focus on and sometimes, it's not the coin

We don't use Text shorthand here in the forums; many members don't text and aren't familiar with it. Unless you want to be called Ty.

Good luck on the hunt and don't forget to check out the photography tips forum.

Tripod99

Nice find....

Tweak800 - thanks for your description of how a MAD is created. Does that mean we would only ever seen MAD on the obverse and never on the reverse?