1983 D Doubled Ear-Possibly Doubled Die Penny?

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SadiesAngel Valued Member United States 184 Posts	Posted 09/15/2015 02:27 am . Hello again.. I found a 1983D definitely doubled ear, possibly doubled die penny. Is this the real doubled die? Would really appreciate any help. The third picture below is that of the ear. I hope the pictures are clear enough Report this Post to the Staff

CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 09/15/2015 8:15 pm SA, I'm afraid the ear is MD. If you don't mind my saying, I think you could benefit from the photography section. If not, you should at least experiment with your lighting. Good pictures are paramount here. A lot of people are hesitant to comment on a coin unless they can see it clearly. It's hard to differentiate between the glare and what's actually on the coin with these pictures. Photography is 90% lighting. Report this Post to the Staff
tweak800 Pillar of the Community United States 1249 Posts	Posted 09/15/2015 8:22 pm I would say from these pictures it looks to be a plating issue for the mint mark and devices. I can't tell what's going on with the ear due to picture quality. My guess is it looks like it took a hit just above the bottom of ear Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 09/15/2015 8:48 pm Yes it could be a hit or maybe MD. Hard to tell with the pics. Either way it's not a doubled die ear. I must confess I was going by the date. Report this Post to the Staff
SadiesAngel Valued Member United States 184 Posts	Posted 09/15/2015 9:15 pm Thank you CoinMasters and tweak800. I will work on getting better pictures-that's one of my daily challenges. lol. I did have another picture from a different angel of the ear that may be more helpful. I had tried comparing this 1983D to the 1983-d 1cent WDDO-002 I was looking at online. The ear stood right out with me which surprised me cause I thought the double ear was on another date. I will work on getting other pictures,hopefully will be clearer, but below is another picture of the ear I took that may be helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
SadiesAngel Valued Member United States 184 Posts	Posted 09/16/2015 03:46 am I took a few pictures in hopes it helps see what might be going on. I had come across another 1983 D penny and used that in comparison to the other 1983d penny which is confusing about the ear. The first picture is the other 1993 D penny which looks like a normal ear, then the next picture is of the ear I posted earlier. I may be wrong about it being a doubled ear, but there looks like something Is there. I posted some other pictures (mostly of the back) which seems to me to look more doubled then the front. I hope to hear what everyone might think. I would really appreciate it. One other thing, I also noticed with the two 1983 d pennies I have here both look a different color than the other one and the other one with the normal ear doesn't appear doubled like the 1983 d in question. Maybe someone can tell me what I might not be seeing. Report this Post to the Staff
tweak800 Pillar of the Community United States 1249 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 01:05 am Perfect that first picture, you posted second if that makes sense , sho it was a hit. Normal looking ear with a small contact mark just above the earlobe. No worries just keep looking at posts and looking through change I swear it will hit you fast when you all the sudden can recognize almost everything you see. That and you will see everything on this forum over and over so you get good at being able to diagnose most coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Chawkdan Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 11/16/2022 10:26 pm I took have the same question this person had with this find that was in a seat cushion. Ear lobe? Or double die? It weighs 2.5 g any help would be great my grand kid is excited :) Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96071 Posts	Posted 11/16/2022 10:43 pm That incuse mark on the ear is a circulation hit the coin took at some point, not a doubled ear. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Chawkdan Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 11/16/2022 11:16 pm Ok understood and thank you for taking a look . I'm thinking then it's not the DDO version either ? Just a reg variety? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/17/2022 11:36 am Just regular dies. Not a doubled die on either side. Machine Doubling often affects both sides of the coin. Mild to strong, depending on how loose the machine is. To us it seem obvious. But to the machine is it really slight. So Machine Doubling can vary in strength even different from one strike to another: Note how the affected areas can be different from strike to strike with the same dies and the same machine. (Note the die marker is visible on each coin on this illustration?) So while it looks like something, the devices are not showing spread on them That is the different between a normal die and a doubled die. (the die die doubled on a doubled die coin) Seeing images side by side help us to see what is normal and what is showing spread on the devices. Report this Post to the Staff
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