Started a custom set of Lincoln Doubled Die cents a few months back. Trying too get the top populations available. This in just one of the examples within my set. It is a NGC MS66RB 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Wheat cent. NGC grades only 2 examples at MS66 with 1 being MS66RD and my MS66RB example. None graded higher. I also have the PCGS MS66+RD 1972 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln, NGC MS68RD 1983 Doubled Die Reverse Lincoln, NGC MS68RD 1984 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln, NGC MS69RD 1995 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln and NGC MS68RD 2009 Formative Years Wexler WDDR-002 doubled die variety. You can see all the pictures and info for all the coins by clicking on the attached link http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=15326
Are you going to go after that 1958? And then there is a 1969-S. BTW, they just found another of them https://www.coinworld.com/insights/...ouble-die-obverse-lincoln-cent-in-roll.1.html
Pardon the "basic" question, but looking at the first coin, as an example, can someone explain to me how there could be such obvious doubling on the text and numerals when there doesn't seem to be any at all on Lincoln's portrait? I guess maybe I'm not clear on the process that causes the doubling to occur....
Hi Rassi, if you look at the 55DDO example you can see doubling in Lincoln's eyelids and just below his lips. There is some minor doubling elsewhere on his portrait but not as profound
The doubling has a rotational component, which displaces a greater arc length at larger radial distances from the center.
As explained, rotational doubling shows up more obviously on the outer edges of the coin but upon closer inspection, doubling can also be seen on Lincoln's Profile. Note the doubled eye, nose, and lips. Note the doubling on the bowtie and lapels. More doubling near the edge of the coin. On this view, note the doubling within the hair which gets more extreme near the edge of the coin. As explained, rotational doubling is non existent at the "center point" of the rotation. On the 55/55 DDO, that "center point" is very close to the center of the coin. Doubling becomes more clear at the furthest point. Other rotational doubling coins, such as the 1972/72 and 1995/95 have rotation points which are NOT in the center of the coin but shifted off to the side. Since the doubling becomes more evident the furthest away from the "center point" (of the offset), the 72/72 and 95/95 show more doubling in different locations near the edges of the coins. Typically photographs do not highlight these doubled areas but examination in hand reveals how extensive the doubling actually is on the entire obverse of the Coin. NOTE: This is not my coin.
