Shield Cent Doubled Die Reverses. What To Look For When Searching

How to identify Lincoln Shield cent Doubled dies.

Seems like there are a lot more doubled dies from Philly these last few years. The Denver cents seem to be duds for these. They maybe an equipment malfunction in Philly for creating dies. It first started in 2006 with many doubled dies obverse and reverse. Then in 2009 their was a lot of DDR's that year. With the Shield cents we see every now and then one or two dies that show fantastic hub doubling. Almost always on the Philly cents. So they are the ones to search. Here in Denver land, it is ho hum all the time. But hang in there, they may start sometime.

On the Shield cents they tend to be found on the lower initials one side or both sides first. (we that is where I start looking) there have been some trails die found and a few nice DDRs. So let see what to look for and where to look for these on this series.

LB:








JFM:










EPU:



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UNUM:



UNITED:




STATES:





OF:




AMERICA:






ONE:



CENT:




Although these are not doubled dies, trails do have some interest as they are a die variety. Here are a few I've found:



Hope this helps in your searches. I'm sure there will still be a lot more Shield DDR in the future. But keep in mind that this is to help you know where to look on these for the doubled dies we love to find.