1909 VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Possible New Doubled Die Obverse / DDO Found

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Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4404 Posts	Posted 04/06/2019 7:21 pm Alright, this one might be a stretch, but this coin does have minor Class VI-esque spikes and slight extra thickness on IGWT that is not on normal 1909 VDB cents. It is very minor but considering how WDDO-003 is a listed DDO, which even I have trouble seeing the doubling, this has a chance (assuming this is hub doubling). Normally I don't buy coins that aren't an error or variety. At the time, this was an exception. I bought it because of the crazy woodgrain texture and the possibility of it being a low MS grade, which would be worth much more than what I paid for (I paid around $5-$7). I thought I would be able to remove the spots and corrosion with acetone and verdicare. The spots wouldn't budge so I threw it into the bottom of a drawer where I put most of my coins to look at later among the failed ebay cherrypicks and random coins found in change. Today I decided it was best to take everything out and reorganize. I rediscovered this coin. I put it under the scope and noticed the odd spikes on the tops of the two Ts in TRUST and what seems like slight extra thickness. Comparing it to PCGS images of normal coins it is thicker than usual and the spikes are highly unusual. What do you think? I'm not confident in saying whether or not is a DDO, I will probably send this to Wexler soon depending on the response here. Comparison to PCGS images: Spikes: And the rest: Report this Post to the Staff

levelsofmadnes Pillar of the Community United States 3003 Posts	Posted 04/06/2019 7:41 pm Nice coin Tanman2001. I do like the colors and up close reminds me of camo. Those pics might be the best on this forum. As for DDO... I couldn't see anything. Sometimes for identification got to go with... COIN IN HAND. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74707 Posts	Posted 04/06/2019 7:43 pm Looks pretty normal to me. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
luvmyCAM Pillar of the Community United States 1479 Posts	Posted 04/06/2019 7:48 pm Im useless tanman - Hmmmm interesting though very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4404 Posts	Posted 04/06/2019 7:50 pm Two no's so far... I haven't been able to look at any high grade 1909's in hand so I'm not familiar with the minute differences from die to die, learning experience for me. Thanks for the input. Report this Post to the Staff
jmkendall Pillar of the Community United States 1590 Posts	Posted 04/06/2019 9:19 pm I see what you are pointing out. If those are diagnostics of a DDO, then yes, I guess it is. I also see thicker than normal lettering. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 04/06/2019 11:07 pm Tanman, it looks like some flattening of the devises has happened. That may be what has caused the to have the distended Doubled look. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 01:37 am I'm seeing a mild DDO here. Not sure it's of listable strength but unless there is a master die doubling I am unaware of this one looks good to me and worth sending in. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 8:55 pm The carbon spots will really drop the value of your coin. (and they will continue to show up more later on) Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5785 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 10:22 pm Good eye. As I read your description of the T's of TRUST, I expected to see a later die state coin putting the "Bulls Horns" on them. But this doesn't appear to be a later die state coin. Is your comparison image in the collage from a VDB coin as well? The 2 TRUSTS do look different like you said. But why are the legs of U thicker but not the base? This seems opposite of normal class 6 doubling. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Edited by Petespockets55 04/08/2019 10:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
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1909 VDB LWC Possible New DDO Found