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Double Die Coin

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 Posted 08/17/2014  12:51 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add rupp16 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
hello everyone I was wondering if someone could tell me if this is a double die coin

Double-Die-Coin



the r in trust is slightly doubled when looked closely at if it is double die how much is it worth?

it is an 1989 d Lincoln Penny

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 Posted 08/17/2014  12:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rupp16 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
answers anyone
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 Posted 08/17/2014  12:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rupp16 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
you can see the faint outline around the r but it might be a double strike
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It's really hard to tell from the pictures, they're not close up enough to give a clear answer, but it's very likely just common Machine Doubling, and not a doubled die
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thats what I thought
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On the reverse of the 1989 cents, the devices are stronger than the other previous years. If you have an earlier die state coin, the devices also look larger on the obverse. You just have to compare examples from the same year to see if they are doubled/polished/altered. Keep in mind to a doubled die usually affects more than one device on the coin. So closer images might show me more of what you are seeing?

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Double die is in incorrect term. The correct term is doubled die. The reason they are called that is because the hub doubled the die. Thus all coins struck from that die will show that doubled. The term double die makes one think the coin was struck twice showing doubling. If that were the case that it did create doubling, it would show on both sides. But on a doubled die, the doubling only shows on the side that had the hub doubled die. It takes a while to realize this, but once you got it, you will get a burr under your saddle every time you hear the incorrect term. On actions when I see this term, I think that the seller doesn't know what he is talking about. (So I usually check his coins and see what else he doesn't know. You might be surprised what they over looked. LOL)
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Thanks Coop for the lesson. I have learned a lot from this site and many of your posts
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