For the life of me I can't recall what this is called when you get an extra glob in the strike, otherwise I probably would have found it so I'll ask here... as you can see in the image below, there is a glob on the "R" and a round strike across the "E" and "M". It's a 2003 penny and couldn't find anything about this. Help always appreciated. EDIT: In my haste about the "Glob" I didn't even notice the double striking...
Well the word "STATES" is doubled a bit, it's not a light trick, I looked at it under a good lamp and magnifying lens, compared numerous other pennies to it, it's actually as pictured. It actually starts at the "D" in United which is faint then more prominent in "STATES".
I am seeing a die crack/chip combination along with what appears to be some light mechanical doubling. It is not a doubled die. Keep up the hunt!
Even if he did not claim it to be a doubled die, there's no harm in me saying "it's not a doubled die", just in case if that's what he did mean (taking into account the use of the phrase "double striking" in the OP, we can assume that they are a beginner and may not know the correct term for a doubled die). As for you awaiting a Nexus, I personally prefer the iPad over the Nexus 7. Both are very good products and get the job done, though. I would say don't wait for a Nexus and go with the iPad. By the way...may want to get that post-nasal drip checked out with all the clearing of the throat I hear. It's post-alergy season, and I don't want my best buddy coming down with a sinus infection!!
Well... you can wait a while hold your breath if you feel the need. See I have a couple of things called "jobs" and a family to provide for so I have to do things in a rush when I do get time and may not get the terms right and try to learn as I go, I can't just sit in a forum all day trying to make myself feel important by being so petty as to amplify an obvious mistake of terms. But hey, whatever makes you feel like you count. Now to those who actually helped me... Along with your replies and some MORE reading, "never had any idea there was so much to error coins" I understand fully and then some. Again, I try to do this sort of thing in my spare time so I am slowly catching up, my apologies. Thanks again...
There are some great resources on the web that you can read up on in your spare time to pick up some of the lingo we use around here. The main thing we look for are called "doubled dies". The die is the rod that strikes the coin. A doubled die bears a double image of the design, so when it strikes the coin, there is a doubled image. In this particular thread, we are talking about an anomaly called "machine doubling" which is much more common and generally not worth a premium. Below I will list some good sites to visit if you are interested into getting intothe fascinating world of errors and varieties. Good luck and keep up the hunt! http://www.errorvariety.com/OFD/MD.html Http://Error-ref.com Http://Lincolncentresource.com Http://Doubleddie.com http://coppercoins.com/advsearch.php (you put in the date of the coin, mintmark, then select doubled dies or repunched mintmarks and click search, and it will show a bunch of listings)
Thanks for the links non_cents. I really like... Http://Lincolncentresource.com Will be reading these for a while
They also have a forum devoted to Lincoln Cent varieties and errors. Lots of good threads you can read there, including detailed explanations of how the errors occur, etc...http://lincolncentresource.net
