1955 S Lincoln Cent.what Am I Seeing Here?

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elliottite Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 2:06 pm Hello, I have a 1955 penny that seems to have some sort of character to it. Or maybe its just my wishful mind fooling me. There seems to also be something going on with the S mint mark and with the O in One. Is this doubling that is shown here? Thank you for putting up with me....you guys rock Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 2:09 pm S looks normal O looks like a weak area or a Greaser.Doubling looks like MD. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 2:56 pm Agree on all counts. Report this Post to the Staff
elliottite Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 3:14 pm Thank you very much. Man you guys are on it. I appreciate the swiftness ya'll bring to the table. My kinda crowd. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34437 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 8:49 pm Quote: My kinda crowd. And we are glad to have you here. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 8:55 pm I agree , nothing weird with MM . The flatting of the O on reverse is common with wheat cents . Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98032 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 10:38 pm yep, with assessments stated above (especially the "My kinda crowd" one) 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/01/2022 12:51 pm Taking images with few devices, removes the sizing of the devices. If a single device is affect it could be coin contact. If several are altered it could be Machine Doubling, but always in the same direction/directions. But look too close will make nothing, still look like something. So when look for DDR's on wheat cents, the first place to look on the EPU at the dots: uploaded/coop/NORMAL-DOUBLED_WHEAT_REVERSE_EPU.jpg Seeing images side by side will help train your eyes as to what the differences are on normal and a doubled die. When you see this several times, then your eyes will start noticing, not just one device, but how the whole are could be/or not affected. A single device affect should raise a big red flag. You are seeing the trees, and not the forest. Very strong doubled die: Look at the lay of the land. Just one device, or is there a pattern to the strike of a doubled die. CoopHome: How to find doubled dies on the wheat reverses? (widen your search to see devices, not a single device) Edited by coop 05/01/2022 1:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
elliottite Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 08:41 am Coop, thank you for the well explained info. Sure isn't much difference in some of those but I do believe I see what your talking about. Die or hub doubling will make the devices wider and Machine Doubling will make them thinner. Here is a sketch that I found that visually helped me as well. Image by Unknown Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 3:00 pm Image is from Charles Daughtrey: Credits should be left on copyrighted images. Report this Post to the Staff
elliottite Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 11:41 pm Thank you coop. And thank you for recognizing that image. Charles Daughtrey, ok. I never knew where it came from. Just something I came across online. Report this Post to the Staff
silverado Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 11:49 pm Big up to coop ....... thanks for the info Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/05/2022 2:31 pm Charles was my teacher many years ago. Although we've not met face to face, we spent a lot of time online with each other. (I was one of the first ones he showed the new site back then to see what I thought) The same one that is there still. I took thousands of images for that site of RPMs an some doubled dies as well. We bump into each other on Facebook sometimes. Report this Post to the Staff
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