Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC 1998-P Doubled Die Reverse / DDR ? WDDR-023 - Closest Match

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Finkleberry New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 10/19/2016 7:44 pm Doubling shows on the center left side of the 7th Memorial column to the right of the upper statue, similarly to Wexler's WDDR-023. However, my coin shows no die markers to that variety. Variety in question: The doubling is very similar to WDDR-023, but it's still not close enough in my opinion. WDDR-023 - " A die gouge can be found to the left of the top of the you in UNITED." "A die gouge can be found to the right of the top of the last Memorial column." There is no image for this die marker, so I don't know. Edited by Finkleberry 10/19/2016 7:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 10/19/2016 8:32 pm These DDRs can be a bit challenging given that there are so many unattributed DDRs (of the minor variety). I haven't checked your coin out, but it is possible that you have a similar looking unattributed DDR in hand. For this type of DDR, I use the John1 approach: if the DDR isn't the length of Lincoln's arm, it probably isn't worth keeping. Good luck on the hunt (and the attribution of your coin). Report this Post to the Staff
Finkleberry New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 10/19/2016 8:41 pm "For this type of DDR, I use the John1 approach: if the DDR isn't the length of Lincoln's arm, it probably isn't worth keeping." Well, it appears the doubling is bigger than Lincoln's arm. Do you go by that approach because it's not worth much if the doubling is smaller than lincoln's arm, or because it's difficult to spot? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 06:47 am Looks like a match to me Finkleberry. The length of the bar to keep I got from coop. The reason I think is because the small bars are not that dramatic and there are a ton of them out there. So for eye appeal keep the large bar on columns. As to value,they are not worth much,just check ebay sold values. They are "fun finds" and getting harder to find (in my area). John1 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 07:03 am Just wanted to add my findings on bar on columns. At one time I had about 2500 bar on columns. I just weeded out my collection/hoard and set free about 80 BOC's because they had small bars. The BOC 6 & 7 (on the same coin) is tough to find. BOC 6 harder to find then BOC 7. Also the ones with the extra body parts are kinda hard to find. There are the ones with extra knees and some with extra feet. The ones with the bars high or low on the columns are a bit scarce also,most bars are in the middle of the column.There are also the one where the bar is at an angle,kinda hard to find. But keep what you like to collect,you can always weed them out later.I think the rarest BOC is when the bar is on a column other then 6 or 7. John1 Edited by John1 10/20/2016 08:27 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 10:01 am The WDDR-023 is at an angle like this \. Your bar is at a different angle like this / I know these back and forward slashes are too extreme, but I used them to get the idea of why I feel they are not from the same die. The marker was not a match either. The marker Wexler uses is on the fields, not on the 'U' device. So I have to say no because of the angle differences. But I still have tubes of these I haven't matched yet. But I keep them anyway. Someday they might be listed in the future. Edited by coop 10/20/2016 10:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 12:27 pm it is a DDR, but I would have trouble wanting to attribute it due to there being so many of them Report this Post to the Staff
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LMC 1998-P DDR? WDDR-023 - Closest Match