Something to ponder going forward. Read up on the mint process and how dies are created. Look at many examples of die deterioration and circulation wear, and post mint damage. A look back through the posts on the error section will give you many examples to peruse along with the answers to questions from the very knowledgeable members here. You will also see genuine examples of errors and varieties which is also an important distinction to to learn about. An anomaly or something that looks slightly different doesn't automatically make it an "error". Research and learning is an important part of numismatics and there are many good references to read and educate you. Good luck and enjoy.
Keep in mind when looking for double dies the Doubling will be the same as the original characteristics There's a great example matches the year for what you're looking for
Many of the 43' pennies I have are in really sad shape, primarily with the date. I've got many that are missing a good 4 and/or 3 in the date. From research I'm under the impression that this specific year was problematic with the date. Seems many had very light or even missing 4's and 3's on the date. Is this true? If so, what was the reason behind it.
Is that yours, Rick? Do you got a pic of the other side of it? I absolutely love this Class 6 DDO, and this is a very nice specimen. Another Class 6 "tell" is the concave lettering in LIBERTY (bent toward the right), and it shows clearly on this one.
Wow, thanks. I just wanted to see if there were any problems. There ain't. This is normal steel fence-post weathering. You're doing excellent keeping it exactly like this, don't even try to get the dirt off. I call that kind of dirt "pay dirt," because it screams "originality!" This is exactly what this should look like coming from circulation, and it held up very well. You want to do all you can to keep it exactly like this, don't even hit it with distilled H2O, because sometimes that backfires, the moisture acting on the contaminants charges them up and the next thing you know there are things growing there. Just let it alone and keep it away from any contaminants. It looks very, very stable. Take this from a horse that collects coins, don't even think of horsing around with it!
