1958-D Wheat Penny - A Little Too Good To Be True

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Rotavele New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 09/25/2015 2:29 pm Hello, I purchased some wheat pennies from an estate sale, and this was in a bag with other more "normal" looking wheat pennies. The condition seems a little too good to be true. It also features what appears to be minor DDO in the lettering, but its only visible when you zoom in. So it may just be me not holding the scope still. Finally, Liberty shows the top of the B nearly filled in. From my research, I can not find a 1958D double die in existence. I wanted to post this here in attempt to get a second opinion, and possibly even some tips on how to find out if this may be counterfeit. I am a bit new to coin hunting, so any information contributed will be greatly appreciated. I have included photos with it side-by-side with another 1958D I have to attempt to show the differences. Report this Post to the Staff

chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 09/25/2015 2:41 pm Nice MS cent with a die chip in the B of Liberty. Can't tell if there's any doubling going on from those photos though. Here's a link to known DDOs on coppercoins: http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/...pe=do&page=0 Report this Post to the Staff
Rotavele New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 09/25/2015 2:47 pm Thank you Chequer, I attempted to upload the original photos but they were deemed too large. (Around 1mb each) I had to optimize them. I attempted to upload them to imgur, but it said they were not allowed. I have a few others as well that could show a more clear vision if it is doubling. To me it mostly looks as if it's Machine Doubling as only the U and S show the doubled lines. Could you refer me to any imagehosts that are allowed? Thanks Edited by Rotavele 09/25/2015 2:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 09/25/2015 2:49 pm I use photobucket, which is permitted here. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/25/2015 3:00 pm There is nothing abnormal about the appearance, that is exactly what a Red Uncirculated Wheat cent should look like and 1950s issues are quite common in that condition. The other coin is circulated and has developed a Brown patina. I cannot see any doubling in your photos but I wanted to address LIBERTY. The last photo clearly shows that the lower loop of the B has taken a hit which displaced the metal as noted by the diagonal ridge. Report this Post to the Staff
OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 09/25/2015 3:03 pm It looks legit! Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 09/25/2015 3:11 pm Looks like a legit, REAL coin to me! Not a DDO though... Just a nice, gem red lincoln! Edited by ChildOfTheWheat 09/25/2015 3:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 09/25/2015 3:54 pm Here is a link showing some of the other types of doubling: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/m...oubling.html Many coins will show doubled devices from striking issues and not due to the die itself. Once you familiarize yourself with these, you will be better able to distinguish between a true doubled die and other types of doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
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