[lincoln Penny] What Type Of Doubling Could This Be?

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Rotavele New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 5:27 pm From what I know it seems a bit too thick to be double die, and the doubling is noticeable without any magnification at all. It appears to be very prominent. I think I may be mistaking another " DDO" coin that I have which may actually have this type of doubling. Any help would be very appreciated, Thank You. Starting with Liberty (Light, medium light, and no light): Lighted Microscope Images: No Microscopic, Only room Lighting: Small Lamp Lighting: Report this Post to the Staff

ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 5:36 pm Date would help Report this Post to the Staff
OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 5:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 5:43 pm Looks to be from the 1960 era but looks normal. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Rotavele New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 5:56 pm Heres the whole coin and date: Here is the date alone: I attempted to show it more zoomed out in these photos: Report this Post to the Staff
Rotavele New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 6:05 pm The coin is a pretty cool coin. I thought since the letters looked similar, I would get a second opinion and take the opportunity to learn what type of doubling it has. Heres two more: Report this Post to the Staff
tweak800 Pillar of the Community United States 1249 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 8:18 pm If you are talking about on the outsides of the device on the motto then it is just Die Deterioration and the lighting is adding to the effect. The liberty looks normal and so does the date Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 8:23 pm Before I saw the date, was thinking like John: 60s vintage. It looks like an uncirculated 1958 LWC in a late die state. The date shows MD and Die Deterioration. Here's a link to explain this type of doubling. But browse Wexler's site: lots to read and learn there. Good luck! http://doubleddie.com/144801.html Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 8:57 pm to the forum, Rotavele. Good pictures are important for accurate evaluations. There is a photography forum on here you can get good tips for better pics. You should post only the pics that most accurately reflect your coin. You can use a sheet or two of paper to filter your light. Experiment with your lighting some, the last thing you want to do is show pics that are not accurate. It's easy once you get the hang of it. Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 10/15/2015 9:45 pm Rotavele This coin most likely popped for you when you seen the wider text this is a good thing to spot..As your eye are picking up things outside the normal. two things to look out for and rule out when looking at that wider text are. 1. When the die wears down "think a shape like a pyramid" if you chop a top piece off the shape is wider. 2. when die die gets old and starts break off little weird shapes around the design. when you do think you have a cent that might be a double die I goto copercoins.com and type the year and mint mark into the search. And look at each result to see if my coin matching anything there. 3. you gonna find a lot of md, very late die states, etc, hits in the beginning that's normal and as time goes by you start seeing the difference for me this was a few month process and still learning. Edited by OcalaFlorida 10/15/2015 9:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Rotavele New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 10/16/2015 07:11 am Thank you guys for the tips! I'm newer to numismatics and this website has taught and sewn the seeds for me to learn a lot with more resources. I appreciate it heavily. I had spent days trying to learn about mechanical/machine/strike doubling, but I forgot about deteorioration. Time to read up more on that. Thank you again for the help :). Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 10/16/2015 07:14 am A good reference to other types of doubling: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/m...oubling.html Report this Post to the Staff
Rotavele New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 10/16/2015 07:34 am Oh yes, I have that page book marked haha. I have a few more microscope tools I've ordered that are on their way to help access these doubling forms in the future. I just cracked open a new bank roll of 58s and I see about 10 of these die deteoriorations. They're pretty deceptive, especially looking so new. I think that's what threw me off of considering the little I knew of deteorioration being a possibility. I'm still keeping them though, shiny wheats are cool: but I know in a few years I'll look back and it will remind me of my first numismatics memories. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 10/16/2015 08:00 am Keep an eye out for that rare one. The 1958 DDO-001 would be a terrific find! Report this Post to the Staff
Rotavele New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 10/16/2015 09:21 am Do you know if there are more than the three? I've read about it upon finding this deterioration and from my knowledge only three are known. Do you believe there might be a roll out there somewhere with more or that only three were made? Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 10/16/2015 12:06 pm There are most definitely more out there. Some collectors aren't even aware of them, so don't even look. There are many original rolls out there in closets and dealer shelves that have yet to be searched. Someday more will turn up, keep searching! Report this Post to the Staff
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