Found this cent today, I'm sure its nothing but figured no harm in asking. Looks like a bit of doubling after the last 5 in date...anyone?
It is die deterioration... but in this case only on the 1955 Lincoln cent it is considered a "Poor man's Doubled Die" but in reality it is actually not a Doubled Die. People do collect them, they have do have slight premium
No DD on either example,sorry to tell you. When you have a real one the letters/date are really obviously doubled.....
on coppercoins.com it is there rpm system DATE-TYPE-NUMBER so it is a 1969-D RPM or Mint Mark number 75 was my guess but I did't do a overlay to confirm it. A overlay is when you line up the date and mint mark in different layers of a graphic software to see if they match becuase each die would have same location, even though the markers can change per die state. http://coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1961&die_id=1961d1mm075&die_state=mds
there are many attribution systems these all have photos of how to identify or attribute your variety or errors ddo, ddr or rpm's CONECA: UNKNOWN | Crawford:UNKNOWN Wexler: UNKNOWN | FS#:UNKNOWN www.doubleddie.com www.varietyvista.com Cherry pickers guide uses Fivaz-Stanton (FS) Numbering System Etc, etc
The 1955 cent which you pictures is commonly known as a "Poor Mans". I don't think much of this variety because I find them very often. If the doubling isn't prominent on a 1955 cent then it isn't a double die obverse cent. If you are questioning the last digit in the date (5) then it is usually a poor mans.
