2021 Lincoln Shield Cent / LSC - What Kind Of Doubling Is This?

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donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 780 Posts	Posted 09/19/2023 11:49 am I came across this coin and while examining the reverse I noticed what looked to me like DDD on some of the letters of The United States of America. I took a closer look and noticed some of the letters appear to be slit and notched. I'm pretty confident on my abilities to differentiate between worthless and true doubling, but this has me puzzled a bit. I'm still thinking it's DDD, but I would appreciate some other opinions. Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73817 Posts	Posted 09/19/2023 12:57 pm Not really seeing any Die Deterioration Doubling. Looks normal to me. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 780 Posts	Posted 09/19/2023 2:21 pm Errers, what do you make of the notching of the A, E, & F? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95149 Posts	Posted 09/19/2023 4:26 pm This one is interesting. have you looked to see if it has been reported to VV or the other sites yet? 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 09/19/2023 8:06 pm Nothing special that I can see from these pics. Report this Post to the Staff
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 780 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 09:52 am @Dearborn I've checked several different sights attempting to find out what the doubling actually is, including VV. None have images that show this type. My interest is how and why it happens, because personally I've not come across this in past searches. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6473 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 10:21 am There is definitely some Die Deterioration present. You can see the light haze stretching rimward from the lettering, particularly the tops. My gut feel is that the notching has nothing to do with that. The notching is level with the devices, clockwise, and in one specific radius—the die wear is none of those things. The picture resolution and focus are good, but it's a little hard to see in grayscale. Any chance we could get a relatively zoomed in color picture of just the letters? Report this Post to the Staff
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 780 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 10:31 am Brandmeister I'll need to take more images and post them. I was having issues with glare when I took the original images. Report this Post to the Staff
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 780 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 11:06 am Here are some color images. Hope this helps Report this Post to the Staff
jfeed Pillar of the Community United States 1259 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 6:22 pm I have several 2020,2021, 2022 cents that have that same appearance.. If you turn the coin under your scope, you will most likely see that the "apparent doubling" is not there. In my opinion, what we are seeing is slight DDD. Report this Post to the Staff
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 780 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 7:37 pm @jfeed I've seen it on a few other 2021 LSC's the last few days, and it makes me think even more that it's DDD. I am going to hang on to a few of them anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6473 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 8:38 pm It is certainly interesting looking. Thanks for posting color pics. I agree, for a holding cost of 1 cent, they are keepers for future consideration. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73817 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 9:40 pm Quote: Errers, what do you make of the notching of the A, E, & F? I think it's just a trick from the lighting. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95149 Posts	Posted 09/20/2023 10:03 pm I'm seeing some split serifs on these new images. I think Tanman should look at this. 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
gorham_collector Valued Member United States 426 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 3:07 pm This is Die Deterioration and glare causing the look of split serifs. If it was a doubled die this extreme we'd be seeing EPU skinny and wavy looking. All looks normal to me. No extra thickness normal penny Report this Post to the Staff
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2021 LSC- What Kind Of Doubling Is This?