It is probably a large date cent. All the devices are larger on them compared with the small date coins. It's common to think it's a doubled die. It was deceived a lot of new collectors. Look up the doubled dies for that year and look at them. It probably won't help, but seeing the side by side, with a normal set of devices an a doubled die, then you realize the differences.
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