1972 Lincoln Cent - Doubled Die Obverse / DDO Or Machine Doubling

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mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 12/06/2010 01:17 am This date has been bugging me for three months just sitting on my desk because something is protruding on the inside lower bend of the 2 digit of the date. I am unsure if this is just a scratch or a die error. Please ID what I have here including any possible $ value if applicable. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

wolf-n-wa Pillar of the Community United States 602 Posts	Posted 12/06/2010 06:22 am Not an expert but I have seen this a lot on the 72's. Even on the D and S minted cents. I don't think it's anything but possible die wear. WOLF Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 12/06/2010 08:37 am Probably just die wear Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 12/06/2010 10:27 am '72's are tricky for us new guys because there was some doubling on a master die that got transferred to working dies. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/06/2010 12:01 pm You are seeing master die doubling, it is a true doubled die but not really collectible since about half of all 1972s have the same minor doubling. There are 12 DDOs listed for 1972, all of them do have value from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars. Report this Post to the Staff
dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 12/06/2010 1:47 pm i have seen this and other posts - referring to almost half/most or nearly all 72's having some form of master die doubling. with the exception of 2 true DD, and a very few Machine Doubling, I haven't found any with the common master die doubling. might be just my luck but almost none of the 72's I look at have this. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 12/06/2010 3:11 pm Does this particular coin has a ref. # associated with it? If so, please provide it if it easily obtainable. Also being that it is not that collectible what sort of monetary value could one expect to get for this coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 12/06/2010 3:25 pm Not sure what you mean by reference number, but you might be able to get .03 from a copper hoarder. Report this Post to the Staff
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1972 Lincoln Cent - DDO Or Machine Doubling