1970 Lincoln Cent -- Doubled Die Reverse / DDR ? (Wavy/Doubled Columns)

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JOE Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 10/03/2009 06:17 am There are a few oddities on the reverse of the cent, And I had to take multiple photos under different lighting to get them to show (somewhat) clearly. The column to the right of lincoln seems to be "bending" to the left near the top, With some possible doubling to its right. The column left of lincoln also seems doubled to the right, at the top of the column. First photo: Shows "bending" of right column the clearest, also shows the doubling on the left column. Second photo: taken under darker lighting. Third photo: I tried taking this under even lighting, but the picture came out somewhat blurry. It does show the right column a bit better though. And the full obverse/reverse. Thanks! Edited by JOE 10/03/2009 06:18 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/03/2009 07:07 am JOE, I think it's a normal cent for that year because I find them all of the time like that. Did you compare it to other 1970 cents? I am no pro, so let's wait for them to answer, o.k.? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 10/03/2009 3:52 pm The odds are that this is the result of abrading the dies after a die clash. This die is a later state die and if the dies clashed earlier in the use of this die, continued usage would obliterate the "polishing" lines left behind in the fields but the use of the die would not change the distortion of the columns, such as seen here. Also , the columns are not doubled. What you are seeing are the remnants of the normal design of the coin. It's fairly common. Thanks, Bill Edited by foundinrolls 10/03/2009 3:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 10/03/2009 5:49 pm John hit the nail on the head. If you would look at a few hundred other coins from the same year you will find that this is a completely normal anomaly. Report this Post to the Staff
coindexter Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 10/03/2009 9:44 pm copper said: "few hundred" After opening BU unc. late 60 and early 70s rolls I totally agree. I have noticed it helps to look at uncirculated red BU examples before looking through circulated browns. Also I can't believe the difference between a early die and late one. I have some nice early die LMC 92-d's and it's making me think about replacing a few in my Lincoln collection. The search is never over. I will start a new post for a question somewhat related to this. Report this Post to the Staff
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1970 Lincoln Cent -- DDR? (Wavy/Doubled Columns)