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Has anyone seen or heard of a 1968 P Lincoln Double Die Penny?
I have 2 that I just found in an old mint wrapped roll of 1968 P Lincolns. My camera isn't good enough to take close enough shots to see it. But Both coins are definitely double stamped on the reverse. The lettering where it says ONE CENT on the bottom of the coin is double stamped along with the word UNITED on one coin and ONE CENT on the other coin is double stamped too. I think that both coins would grade MS + too. Any idea on value?
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 to CCF! Would you be able to post pics, please? We really can't respond without them. Thanks! |
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Edited by amida17
07/22/2013 9:10 pm
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There are no doubled die reverse listed.You may or may not have a new one,the only way we could tell is to see the coin.Post the best photo you can.We might be able to then help you improve the shot.
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rpmes, to the CCF. As Sudz has indicated, pictures are a necessity. |
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I'll try and post pics soon. I'm going to try my iphone then if that doesn't work I'll have to wait for my wife to get home with her nice camera. And BTW thanks for the welcome. I'm glad to be here.
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Well here's a try at some pics I tried to take of the pennies. I can't quite get the right angles and light at the same time so they are poor quality. Please bear with me. All of the word UNITED is shadowed or double stamped. The most notable letters to look at are the O and E ine the word ONE and C E N T in the word CENT there are shadows or brightness that obscure most of the doubling. I'll post as many of the clearer ones as possible.   |
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I've been having huge problems with photography as well. I'm assuming this is a phone camera. Try white background like a piece of paper, and try resting the camera about 3 or 4 inches from the coin and taking the picture while it's anchored to something. A few stacked books works well.
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ya phone cameras are really bad at trying to identify really slight double dies....when I first got into RPM and double die searching I tried using a camera and the pictures turned out like that....i would reccommend if you want to keep on searching to spend a few extra bucks and buy a nice USB one that can hook up to your computer....it will REALLY help you and you can usually spot them.......i have a dino lite which cost me 80$ on Amazon but you can find nice ones for around 30-40 |
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i did a quick search on coppercoins and did not find any 1968 P DDR listed |
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I am seeing some Machine Doubling in that first close up picture. Flat and shelf-like is the key for Machine Doubling. Unfortunately, it's not a doubled die and has no added value. Keep looking though, there is good stuff still out there to be found! Dave |
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For the record, you are not seeing things. That really is a doubled die (DD) you are seeing it's just that it is , as Dave42 says, Machine Doubling and not hub doubling. Machine Doubling is very common and brings no premium, hub doubling is what you want to find as it brings with it a premium. Keep looking, you' ll know one when you see it because it is not flat and shelf-like but increases the size of the letter(s) that are doubled. Good luck with the hunt, they are out there! |
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Sorry guys, I have to agree with Dave42 on this one. Machine Doubling. What is actually doubled? The shelf like Machine Doubling is visible on "N". All other devices look normal in size. |
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Posted 07/22/2013 8:56 pm
