1943 Steel Penny Die Crack And Doubling On The Date

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John Arbuckel New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 12:55 pm A number of years ago I bought this steel penny at a thrift store for 1 dollar. Though it was kind of cool, and for a while It just sat around until I decided to put it under the microscope and take a better look at it. I noticed there appears to be some doubling on the 4 and slightly on the 1, might also be some slight doubling on the other numbers as well. On the reverse of the coin there appears to be 3 different lines that look like the start of a die crack, and two of these lines look like they are 'reaching' towards the center of the coin and might merge together later if the die was continued to be used. Any thoughts on this coin? Is it worth anything more than the $1 I bought it for with these errors? I just thought it was kind of cool and thought I'd share it with everyone... * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * These aren't the best photo either, If needed I can try to take some better ones. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 2:08 pm I see no errors,I see die events. You need to cut the glare in your photos. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188683 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 2:16 pm A nice die crack. I am not sure about the doubling though. I cannot really see it. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
John Arbuckel New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 2:57 pm It is hard to get a good photo of the doubling. It would be a lot more apparent in person I think. I don't have a coin microscope yet, I am just using a regular microscope to look at coins more closely, so trying to hold a camera lens up to the eyepiece is a pain. I am defiantly going to get a coin microscope soon... Here are some 'better' photos, one of them I circled where I think I see doubling, it appears to me that the 4 has been moved down some. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 4:00 pm to the CCF Not seeing any doubling. The steel planchets were hard on the dies, so there are many cracks in 43s. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96315 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 5:50 pm not seeing any DDO, but you do have some nice die cracks (die events). 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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 05:50 am John, What are you using to take the photo? John1 Edited by John1 02/21/2023 08:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 11:46 am Just die wear on the '4'. The direction that normal die wear takes on that area of the coin or Machine Doubling: Edited by coop 02/21/2023 11:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
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