1972 S Doubled Die Obverse / DDO Lincoln Cent

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Clwang Valued Member United States 336 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 7:37 pm Weight 3.12g I looked in Variety Vista, is this possibly the 1972-S DDO-005? Some pics are grainy due to the coin surface Also, is there a mint mark error? Edited by Clwang 05/15/2023 7:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 7:50 pm Just seeing circulation flattening here. 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
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8744 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 7:55 pm It is the "doubled master die", more than half of the 72's are doubled master dies, all three mints, so no premium for them. Scroll to the very end of the link and check out the last listing. LINK http://doubleddie.com/384301.html -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Clwang Valued Member United States 336 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 8:36 pm Interesting! Thx for the info @makecents Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8744 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 8:50 pm -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 9:12 pm I looked at the listing (the last one) and I still don't see it. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 9:26 pm Not seeing DDO in any way. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8744 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 10:02 pm I'll mark it up tomorrow evening for you, Dearborn, but my go to, especially on a circulated coin, is the sloped top of the B and R in LIBERTY, it is not, on a non master doubled die. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 10:27 pm ok, Thanks Make - I'll take another look see. 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
Clwang Valued Member United States 336 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 10:44 pm I took close ups of all the 005 mistakes and my coin has them all, I will post pics Report this Post to the Staff
Clwang Valued Member United States 336 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 10:50 pm Edited by Clwang 05/15/2023 10:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8744 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 08:05 am Clwang, I'm not sure what your additional pics are for. First, I am assuming that you are referring to Wexler's WDDO-005, because cc's and VV's 005 listings are proof coins and yours is a business strike. WDDO-005 does look similar, in certain ways to the master doubling though and could see how you might mistake it. Your coin is a well circulated example and has much of the master doubling hiding, but it's there. Check out the side by sides that I will have in the next post, this will help you recognize, even a well circulated coin, as a doubled master die. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8744 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 08:11 am Here you go, Dearborn, I was able to do the side by sides before leaving this morning. You should be able to see what I'm referring to with the slanted look of the B and R, this is an easy indicator to the doubled master die, even on well circulated coins. It does not state this in the listing, but I was also taught that much of what you see on a doubled master die is actually re-engraving, not doubling, which I agree with. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 09:09 am Thanks Makecents! great comparison. 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
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 7:08 pm makecents - interesting observation. I currently don't see an example of liberty showing under Wexler's WDDO-005. Maybe I missed it. I do see the slope on B and R on WMDO-001, as well as WDDO-009, WDDO-014, WDDO-018. Note many listings start to finish do not include liberty as markers. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8744 Posts	Posted 05/16/2023 7:29 pm Halo, it's the last pic in the listing. LINK http://doubleddie.com/823839.html You will find that the only 72 doubled dies that have the sloped letters are the doubled 2's, which are also thought by some to be re-engraved dies and not a doubled die. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
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1972 S DDO Lincoln Cent