1968 S Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Doubled Die Obverse / DDO ?

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eagleeye4coins Valued Member 136 Posts	Posted 12/24/2014 9:57 pm Stumbled into this in pocket change any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/24/2014 11:21 pm That is machine damaged during the strike. You can see the full overall size of the devices, but the are reduced because of die damage on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/25/2014 08:31 am I agree with MD and congrats on 100 posts John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 12/25/2014 08:49 am Agree MD. Flat, shelf like, and reducing the size of devices. Also facing the rim and shows on date and mint mark. Learned that from coop and john1. A follow-up question concerning the bar in side the lower loop of the mint mark. Looks similar to the one on a different die listed on coppercoins (see link). http://coppercoins.com/lincoln/dies...ie_state=mds Is it potential RPM, part of the MD or just a damaged punch they used that year? Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/25/2014 10:05 am The mark inside the the lower serif area is from a damaged punch. These are present on some years till they replace the punch with a new one. The 002 on the two shows that also, but it is not part of the RPM. The RPM is West of the mint mark. You can also see this on different denominations of the pre-1989 coins. Edited by coop 12/25/2014 10:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 12/25/2014 10:27 am Thanks coop. Just caught my eye and made me wonder. Thanks, Doug. PS: Happy and safe holidays to all! Report this Post to the Staff
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1968 S LMC DDO?