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William Flynn New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 02/06/2017 9:08 pm Hello everyone found this penny searching an old bank of america roll. Is this a double die. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5832 Posts	Posted 02/06/2017 9:16 pm Machine Doubling! Not the real deal!! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/06/2017 9:29 pm Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the first picture gives it away as MD because the mintmark is effected. If it were a true doubled die, the mintmark should look normal since it was hand-punched later. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
William Flynn New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 02/06/2017 9:30 pm Ok well thank you. I guess I have much to learn. Nice to know I can come here for help. Blessings. Report this Post to the Staff
William Flynn New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 02/06/2017 9:35 pm That is a nice tip about the mint mark being hand punched thank you I will remember that. Have a good night. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 02/06/2017 9:51 pm to the forum William Flynn! Quote: Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the first picture gives it away as MD because the mintmark is effected. If it were a true doubled die, the mintmark should look normal since it was hand-punched later. The mint mark on doubled dies can also be affected by Mechanical Doubling. There are known examples of the 1969-S DDO-001 that also have the MD on the mint mark and the date. This photo from Heritage Auctions is one such example: There are more pictures on this page: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/1...0Photos.html and this page: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/1...20Cents.html Keep Searching! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/06/2017 9:52 pm Thanks cwb. I should clarify that it's hand punched on the die, not the coin and this practice stopped in 1989/1990, I believe, when the mintmark became part of the hub that creates the dies. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 02/06/2017 10:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Ross Son Valued Member United States 173 Posts	Posted 02/07/2017 09:34 am Also, MD makes the letters/numbers thinner. a doubled die doesn't make the letters thinner, thickness stays the same and it is doubled. Keep in mind that in order to the real deal, the coin has to match 100% (every letter and numbers) as seen on the picture below of the real one since the doubling is caused by the actual die being doubled. On my signature I have links to websites that will contains pictures and information of known doubled dies. Report this Post to the Staff
William Flynn New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 02/07/2017 09:39 am Thank you for your help and advice. Have a blessed day. Report this Post to the Staff
NDCENT Pillar of the Community United States 530 Posts	Posted 02/08/2017 9:28 pm Glad to have you join us. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 02/08/2017 11:54 pm Sprue, on the pre-1989's it is a good indication that it is probably not a Doubled Die. (We read the same book.) I think that was in Cherry Pickers. Report this Post to the Staff
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