Posted 11/18/2018 2:32 pm
Coinhunter27, that's about as strong as you will find the doubling on this one. Not a worn die at all, just a very lightly hubbed doubled die. And as noted, it is very hard to see but you can verify that this is the correct doubled die by matching the die markers of the die chip between Lincoln's legs on the reverse and the die gouge above the M of UNUM with the examples on doubleddie.com and coppercoins.com. I'll add an image with arrows to help out as well.
One of the reasons I post some of these less-known doubled dies is to make people aware of them and that there is more to find than just the bomber examples that are well known. It's not worth much money, but that's not why I collect them or search for them. With this one I now have 12 different doubled dies from 1972, with about that many more to find to complete the year. It's a tough year with a lot of major and minor dies, but over time the missing ones get found and added.
One of the reasons I post some of these less-known doubled dies is to make people aware of them and that there is more to find than just the bomber examples that are well known. It's not worth much money, but that's not why I collect them or search for them. With this one I now have 12 different doubled dies from 1972, with about that many more to find to complete the year. It's a tough year with a lot of major and minor dies, but over time the missing ones get found and added.
