Wondering If This Is A 1988 Double Ear

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Numismatiac Valued Member United States 67 Posts	Posted 10/11/2021 7:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 95517 Posts	Posted 10/11/2021 8:12 pm wow, if it is, that is a huge separation Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 10/11/2021 10:14 pm From what I can see the ear does not look larger then normal, Idk enough but I don't think a doubled die in this spot could look like that. Possible the lighting and he took a hit to the earlobe? I think I would need better photos to take a crack at this one, though the separation does look convincing I'm just trying to picture how it could be a doubled die. Report this Post to the Staff
Bumpkin Pillar of the Community United States 509 Posts	Posted 10/12/2021 12:28 am This is not a DDO of Lincoln's ear. Your picture is a result of lighting issues. The known DDO for this year shows the doubling to the ear SW of the ear. Completely a lighting issue and a potential hit or two on the earlobe. I can tell from the full obverse pic you supplied that this is not a doubled die. Good luck. Edited by Bumpkin 10/12/2021 02:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/12/2021 1:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Fig Valued Member United States 104 Posts	Posted 10/12/2021 4:38 pm Could it be a different double ear,then the one you are showing him? Report this Post to the Staff
mb560600 Valued Member United States 356 Posts	Posted 10/12/2021 8:45 pm Additional close-up photos of the area at issue of the coin would be helpful There does appear to be significant separation between the ear and this lower area. You might have something! Report this Post to the Staff
Bumpkin Pillar of the Community United States 509 Posts	Posted 10/12/2021 10:38 pm @Fig, coop is not showing us another type of doubled ear for a 1988 Lincoln. His pic is of normal Lincoln Cent taken of of the PCGS website (with credits applied). I politely ask if anyone has observed coop's image and the lines he has drawn in which to compare the overall design elements of the ear on a normal Lincoln Cent vs. the op's coin? You can clearly see that the bottom of the ear on the op's coin, and the picture coop borrowed from PCGS Photograde, show the exact same design of the ear (height of the ear in this case) as apparent by the lines coop supplied. If the op's earlobe was noticeably lower and/or below the line in comparison of that to the PCGS supplied image then yes..... there may be a possibility of a doubled ear. The "separation" in the op's coin is well above the bottom of the normally designed earlobe which should easily show that this is a result of contact damage of some sort. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/13/2021 1:50 pm Probably the affected are will be flat, not contoured. (Like a bag mark marks on a coin, incuse) If it were a doubled die, it would be raised, not incuse. Doubled ears: Enlarge this image and you will see that every doubled ear is raised above the design/fields. ~~Not an incuse mark into the coin.~~ Edited by coop 10/13/2021 1:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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