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Is It A Lincoln Cent 69s DDO?

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Hello,

I recently bought a big collection of various coins and found a Mylar holder marked '1969-S Lincoln Cent DDO'

Please tell me what error # you think this coin should fall under.

I focused on the date hoping that it might be a DDO in the date.

Just let me know if additional photos are still needed to ascertain what's going on here.

I'm dying to know what I really have here.

Thanks

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 Posted 05/22/2011  06:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I see a normal coin. It is for sure not the famous DDO.
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The real one does not have the Mint Mark doubled
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Yes, there's nothing special here.

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Richard,

You are indeed correct but I seem to always have difficulty distinguishing between a DDO and other abnormalities ( RPD etc.).

Any help in providing some generic cookie cutter guidelines to better streamline this process of correct identification would be appreciated.

Thanks
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When you look at a coin, do you do it systematticly? I usually look at all coins in the same fashion. Date/mint mark/LIBERTY/Ear/Eyelid/Motto.
Keeping in mind which date the coin is and mint mark. I then proceed to the reverse:
On certain years the reverse search is different:
Post 1986 Cents:
I looks at the Statue/steps/bays/EPU/AME on AMERICA. Lastly checking for trails
On post 1959-1985 Cents I check the outside digits of the entire reverse/EPU/bays.
1909-1958:
I check the EPU/wheat lines/grains/stems/central devices.
So depending on the date, it determines how I search the coin.

So when I check each device, I don't just look to see that years known doubling. I check each device area to and remember what types of doubling can be found on different years on certain devices.
Date: Any doubling of the devices in any direction. (If Machine Doubling is detected, that raises a red flag for the rest of the coin)
Mint Mark: Is this a year than could have a RPM? Is this a year that could be a doubled die on the date and mint mark?
LIBERTY: Is there doubling below/above the L on LIBERTY? Is there doubling under the letters BE? Are there splits on the upper/lower edges of LIBERTY. Knowing the date will help in know what types of doubling that could be present.
And so on. (Maybe a detailed information with images might be benifial. It would take more time than I have now, but might be an interesting thread in the future.)

So having a system/knowing what to look for/Knowing what could be there helps in searching and it all starts with the date area.
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