Is This An 1983 Doubled Die Reverse / DDR Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC ? And What's Up With The Motto?

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ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 12/13/2012 10:33 am I'm taking a break from sorting my family's horde of classic coins and thought I'd dig through a big bag of modern change accumulated from routine spending. I've never paid attention to modern US coins before so I'm at the beginning of my modern coin education. I'm using http://www.lincolncentresource.com to help guide my sorting of LMCs. Whew, there are SO many things to look for and check. I pulled this 1983 cent because the motto looked funny. It's up on or near the rim. Is this PMD or something else? And what do you think of the reverse-- doubling or no? Report this Post to the Staff

Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 12/13/2012 10:44 am Im gonna go with a Very Late Die Stage...notice the cracks coming off of the memorial. Severe die fatigue imo Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/13/2012 2:28 pm And the ridge through the motto is a form of Die Deterioration. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/13/2012 4:55 pm I see no doubling on the reverse and Die Deterioration on the obverse. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
sab3927 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 12:22 pm I've frequently seen this mounding of metal near the rim with zinc clad cents. I think its distorted metal flow over the clad layer. I think the mint had many problems with the clads back then. Back does look deteriorated. Weak strike at E of E PLURIBUS UNUM is due to Lincoln's bust on obverse. Same effect happened on reverse of wheat pennies too. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 1:41 pm It isn't seen as often but the ridge under the motto can be found on the copper cents as well. Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 2:31 pm This is the reverse of a 1983 DDR. Keep looking. They're out there. Edited by numismo 12/14/2012 2:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 4:50 pm numismo's example is of DDR-001, but there is another which is not so dramatic....keep your eyes peeled Edited by Maineman750 12/14/2012 4:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 12/15/2012 03:30 am Thanks everyone! I can tell that I'm going to really enjoy examining my change from now on. Looking forward to getting a USB microscope which should speed up the examination and photography. I debated high-end vs low-end and settled on one in the middle. I'll let you know if it was worth it in a couple of weeks. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005P40OXY Looks rather homemade but it has all the right features... Report this Post to the Staff
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Is This An 1983 DDR LMC? And What's Up With The Motto?