1960 LMC With Interesting-Looking Doubling/Gouging - What Is It?

To even consider this as a DDO, all the letters would need to show a consistent look. In this case thinking the G and D of GOD indicate doubling but the O in between doesn't, wouldn't make sense.

That's strange. Not sure what it is, but it is very interesting. We'll see what the others think.

100% w/ SD, it isn't hub doubling either MDD or DDO. It is probable since you have concurrent coins, this was some piece of errant metal causing a gouge/dent in the die which replicated until it was polished out or die was replaced. Interesting to find, but no error.

Unless...you plan on selling on ebay as/such.

E&V, Not sure why you are closing this case, but I think I will ask that it remain open for at least a little longer. I see some very astute comments and thoughts so far and greatly appreciate hearing from those who know a whole lot more than I do about how doubled dies are created and whether something like this could even be created in such a manner. As a non-expert on such things, my thoughts are that it is some type of a die gouge (since it is raised) and that the pairing with a similar type thing by the D is just coincidence and that's that.

That said, the reason I am asking that that I find enough similarity with 1964 DDO-022 that I think it is worth running around the experts for an opinion. Which people are giving and I thank you!

http://varietyvista.com/01b%20LC%20...4PDDO022.htm

Perceived value cannot be considered the only appropriate criteria for contemplating a die anomaly. Gouges such as this are "smoking gun" attributes for identifying specific die pairs, and as such are among the most important factors in attributing those issues which have been delineated by variety.

This coin would be a permanent resident in my own collection, for that reason: the ability to make a connection to another coin later. It's not like anyone (or everyone at once ) will ever successfully attribute Lincolns by die pair, but as an example this is a surefire feature to nail down a dateless coin like a Greaser.

And if you have a dateless Greaser which you can positively date, you're gonna get a premium for that coin.

I have been going back and forth on your post all day.

I was first considering a possible die clash - then ruled that out. Then looked into a die dent - just don't know.

With the curve on that mark that is by the G is really tough to figure out.

TB did you try to do an image overlay of the G to the anomaly to see if matches up with angle?

Break out the 3D glasses! I really don't know how to correctly offset an overlay in such a case, but a bit of experimenting showed that Photoshop found the shape of the gouge to be a good enough fit for the G that when I moved the opaque layer over the gouge Photoshop recognized the fit and snapped the G into the gouge spot. Not that that means a great deal but it was cool to see the fit. Otherwise a straight horizontal slide didn't seem just right, so this is what things look like with the "doubling" layer rotated exactly 3 degree clockwise. I'm going to need a Dramamine after this bit of photoshop work!