Need Help With 1969 S Lincoln Penny Repunched Mint Mark / RPM

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Bigupzjt New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 10:26 pm Hi all, first time poster and relatively new to collecting. I have a 1969S Lincoln Penny. It's in pretty amazing condition and may have it graded. I know it's not the double die variety, but I'm wondering if the mint mark is a RPM. Any feedback or responses will be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

pnwmakes Valued Member United States 71 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 10:31 pm Compare it to the below links, Even blowing up your picture it mushy and can't make anything out. http://www.varietyvista.com/02b%20L...%201968S.htm https://www.coppercoins.com Edited by pnwmakes 09/19/2022 10:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 10:36 pm pics need to be sharper to be sure, but it appears to be Machine Doubling Report this Post to the Staff
datadragon Pillar of the Community United States 1648 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 10:54 pm Does not appear to be a doubled die or RPM from those pics. Your coin looks like it has Machine Doubling, which is very common on Lincoln Cents of this era. The fact that the mintmark is also doubled is a dead giveaway. On cents before 1990, the mint marks were punched into the die separately after the die was already made. Therefore, a doubled die would not cause any doubling on the mint mark on a pre-1990 cent. On the real DDO its not just the date that is doubled. Machine Doubling: (Low Value) Real DDO: (Very High Value) https://www.doubleddie.com/314201.html 1969-S RPM - Note on the RPM there is no doubling on the date or other devices. http://www.varietyvista.com/02b%20L...%201969S.htm Some general info on RPMs: https://www.doubleddie.com/58243.html Edited by datadragon 09/19/2022 11:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bigupzjt New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 09/19/2022 11:44 pm Gotcha...I was thinking the same, but needed experienced eyes to take a look. Thanks for the info...and glad to be here!! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 04:02 am to CCF. Not an RPM it is MD=machine doubling. Also, not worth sending in even if it was an RPM because of condition and because a coin needs a retail value of at least $100 to justify all costs involved in sending it in. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 11:24 am Many of these were submitted to PCGS and got graded as normal coins. They are not doubled dies. You can see this often on the 1968-1972 cents. Just the dreaded Machine Doubling. Even the doubled dies that year showed Machine Doubling on them as well: Note on the date areas, you can see the date showing a DDO. The mintmark doesn't show die doubling. But note the yellow arrows pointing to the Machine Doubling on this doubled die. Even the minmark is showing Machine Doubling. A doubled die can show Machine Doubling, but a Machine Doubling does not make a doubled die. It is the Die doubling that makes it a doubled die. So when looking for doubled dies, look at the centers of the devices, not at the outside/inside edges of the devices. On those areas you will find Machine Doubling and die wear. The spread is on the center of the devices design: Note how the devices are enlarged by a doubled die. Machine Doubling never creates a doubled die. Only a doubled die, can strike a doubled die coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 6:45 pm to the CCF and Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97441 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 7:55 pm yep this is MD as stated above. 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
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 8:05 pm Don't send it anywhere you have to pay for grading. Keep searching and learning. As others have said, it's not worth the grading fees involved with this particular cent, sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
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