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Mudd1761 Valued Member United States 126 Posts	Posted 09/01/2011 3:21 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Hello My name is Will I am new to the Coin World so forgive me for any mistakes I make. I have a 1948 Lincoln Cent with what I think is doubled die errors, multiple die cracks and a planchet void also I have a 1947 penny that I would like to know happened to it please review the pictures and advise thank you Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/01/2011 3:46 pm Mostly it's just a worn out die. Cracks and scratches in the die are common and don't add value unless they're really spectacular. The slight doubling you see is just Die Deterioration Doubling and also doesn't add value. The missing digit of the date is probably either a result of the die being over-polished and grease or debris plugging up the die. Again, it's a pretty common thing to happen near the rim like that, and doesn't add value except in more extreme cases. The void on the reverse looks like it might be a struck-through error, where a piece of debris or something came between the planchet and the die during striking. That's the most interesting part. Report this Post to the Staff
djhughes Valued Member United States 121 Posts	Posted 09/01/2011 4:13 pm Die Deterioration Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 09/01/2011 7:21 pm However I think it is worth a slight bit more than value. That thing is just full of cracks and faults. None spectacular on their own, but all of them happening at the same time, pretty neat IMO. If nothing else, definately a keeer IMO. Report this Post to the Staff
Mudd1761 Valued Member United States 126 Posts	Posted 09/01/2011 7:47 pm the first three pics are of the 1948 1) doubled die trust2) the die crack starting at the bottom of the t in liberty and running down and a small branch off that 3) the debris dent and if you look close a small die crack beside that and a crack that at the first red mark bottom on the rim and runs most of the way threw the wheat and out the right side. also had I not marked the pick there is clear doubling on the I in liberty Report this Post to the Staff
Mudd1761 Valued Member United States 126 Posts	Posted 09/01/2011 7:51 pm the last pic is of a 1947 penny that is missing most of trust and the 7. my camera setup is not that good but the coin looks like the die twisted during the stamp and it wiped that side of the coin clean Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/01/2011 8:37 pm It's not a doubled die, just a worn out die. After a die has struck many coins it starts wearing away, sometimes creating the appearance of doubling, but it's a common type of error, not a doubled die. Report this Post to the Staff
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