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Die Doubling?

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 Posted 07/27/2006  9:13 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add rrrcharles49307 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi Everyone!

I am new to this forum but am happy to meet you all. Has anyone heard of a doubling on the date (7) on a 1987 Lincoln Cent? Plus, it appears that the MM is a RPM. However, the D underneath shows silvery color. I believe I am also seeing doubling on the I in Liberty as well. Has anyone heard anything else concerning these errors for this particular year? I have enclosed a couple of pics. Please view them and tell me what you think the coin would be worth. It is in excellent shape with brilliant lustre.

Thanks all!


Image: Die-Doubling? 1987 dd date1 front4 SAVE.jpg
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Image: Die-Doubling? 1987 dd date1 front4 date.jpg
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Image: Die-Doubling? 1987 dd date1 front4 LIBERTY.jpg
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 Posted 07/27/2006  9:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Irishraider to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi rrrcharles. Welcome to the forums.

From the pictures you posted it is going to be hard to see any doubling. You need a much closer picture to really see doubling and such. Looks like maybe your hand was shaking a little when you took the pics also.

Does your camera have a macro mode? If it does this works much better and you can get closer pics of coins that way. Do you have any kind of a tripod perhaps also? This will take the shakes out.
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 Posted 07/27/2006  9:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rrrcharles49307 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi Irishraider

Thank you for the advice. I will try to get better pics... I do have a little stand for the camera. I will need to figure out how to take pics standing upright. I am not sure about the macro setting... I will look and get back later.
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 Posted 07/28/2006  03:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Metalman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi rrrcharles49307


What your seeing on your coin is not Die doubling,, I have cents that have as many as three images,, I believe it may be caused by Die chatter and is a form of Mechanical Doubling that is somewhat peculiar to the copper plated Zinc cents,the closest I have seen on the copper cents occur mainly on the last digit of the date,, similar to the poormans 55 cent.


MM is from the same cause.

I had some pics of a 1989 I will have to see if I can find them or take a few more,, the date has no less than three images.

Rick
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07/28/2006 03:36 am
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