Help With Error On 1942-D Wheat Penny 3-D & Rippling

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OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 03/01/2014 4:35 pm The coin I got was labeled error as a 1942-d "Rippling" I just wanted to see what is going on with this coin. If it is a actual mint error, etc? I tried to look for the term/name of this type of effect if there is one. If this a mint error, what is the proper way to label or describe it. there is a mirrored effect or some sort? The back also has same effect on wheat on left Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/01/2014 4:54 pm I'd call this one struck by a die at the very last stages of wear. 1942 saw Denver nearly double its' previous highest-ever mintage of Lincolns (over 1941, which was itself a substantial increase from any quantity they'd previously minted), and it's quite possible they were either undersupplied with dies or trying to see just how far they could push things to meet an order for 200,000,000 Cents. Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 03/01/2014 5:10 pm Still confused, I am a little slow sometimes. So is it a keeper? Is that still considered Die Deterioration Doubling or is it just a last stage of the die and it is nothing special? Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/01/2014 5:33 pm Let's await the responses of those better with LWC's than I; they're peripheral to my comfort zone. This is just a similar manifestation to things I've seen on more familiar issues and in those, know to be a function of die wear. Doubling is just one aspect, one potential outcome, of Die Deterioration. It would be a "keeper" for me, because I like that stuff, but it's not exactly going to finance anyone's retirement. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/01/2014 5:55 pm So much going on with your coin, but I see nothing as a premium for your coin. 1. The mark around the head is part of a trench that appears on dies of that time. I wasn't there during those days, but it may have been something to enhance the edge of the bust. [img]uploaded/coop/INFO1_DIE_DSN_C1937_COIN_TRENCH_COOP_HOR_01.jpg[/img On your coin the trench is wearing away and now the outline edge is making a mark around the head. 2. The rippling above LIBERTY is fading heavy die scratches. They flatten out with time leaving a ripple effect. This also seen through central devices on the reverse. 3.Heavy die wear is seen on all devices that face the rim. It tends to distort the devices from what they were when the die was fresh. 4. The letters on ONE on the reverse are showing Machine Doubling. Note how one side of the devices are thinner. 5. Figure in circulation flattening and contact marks, it makes the coin look different from what it originally started out. Nothing good to report as far as a collectable. Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 03/01/2014 7:10 pm Ok great I found the info Lincoln Cent Obverse Design Varieties 1942-D ODV-015 http://www.varietyvista.com/Lincoln...0Changes.htm It says a trench is gouged around Lincoln on purpose to further the die's life. I think I'll keep it anyway and label it with the ODV-015 I kind of think its cool looking and will serve as a example of a trench for now. Are any of the dates or mints of trenches collectable? Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 03/01/2014 8:13 pm Coop - is this an example of Wexler's abrasion doubling? Report this Post to the Staff
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