1972 DDO

i dont see it looks like md sorry

I have seen posts here that have coins that are heavily worn and they look like MD but that serif on that 2 has me thinking otherwise.

chzman,

Your coin is exhibiting MD.

The following CCF thread is worthwhile reading for an in-depth understanding of MD vs DDO / DDR:

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...&whichpage=1

fyi,
mdpmedia

John1

So a bit of both, how nice, never seen one before.

Here is a better explanation of what is going on with this coin, now that I know it was a master double die, it was easy to find it on Wexler's Die Varieties page and here is an excerpt:

1972 is well known for the major obverse doubled die and numerous lesser obverse doubled die varieties that were produced on the Lincoln Cent that year. What some folks may not be aware of is that a doubled master die was also produced that year for the Lincoln cents. This is an unusual case where more than one master die was produced for a denomination in a given year.

Shortly after the various obverse doubled die cent varieties were produced that year, the Lincoln Cent master die for 1972 failed and a new one had to be produced. Clearly the Mint was having problems that year with the hubbing process as was evidenced by the many doubled die varieties produced. Those problems carried over to the second master die that was produced for the Lincoln cents that year. That second master die was produced with minor doubling. It is estimated that the doubled master die was created somewhere around April or May of 1972. All of the Lincoln cents struck by working dies that descended from the doubled master die show this minor doubling.

The doubling can be seen on the letters of IN GOD WE TRUST, the letters of LIBERTY, and very slightly on the date. Since 60% to 70% of all Lincoln cents for 1972 show this doubling, it is far too common to have any value. This includes 1972 D-Mint, S-Mint, and proof coins produced that year.

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