1968-S Lincoln Cent

Was wondering about this coin I found today. The image and date are raised on it and it seems to have some form of double stamping rotating right on some of the letters and numbers it can be seen on the 8, and E well from the angle in the picture

 

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Regular penny to me ,,,

 

I have 50 of the same penny in UNC CONDITION an airtight tube that's been sitting in a vault for over 40 years. If you like what you found keep it....if not spend it or sell it on ebay. Good Luck.

 

First, welcome to the neighborhood!

What you see is called machine or mechanical doubling. It is a common occurrence on almost every denomination of coins, and it is not worth a premium over face value.

Chris

 

1) not double stamped;
2) welcome

 

Please excuse my ignorance as I do not have any error coins in my collection and I have never seen one except in photos. What is the difference between machine or mechanical doubling and double stamped? I know that there is a 1955 "double die obverse" which costs a pretty penny. I don't know the mechanism that causes the double die, but I assumed that the coin was struck twice. However, if this were the case, then would not both sides of the coin appear as a double die?

 

Try reading through these two things:
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/FAQ/machinedoubling.html
http://www.error-ref.com/doubled-dies/

 

Rather than ignorance, just think of it as another stage of learning.

The links provided by @Seattlite86 will help you to understand the difference between machine doubling and a true doubled die. Machine doubling is also known as mechanical doubling or strike doubling. You may hear other people refer to it as such, so don't let it confuse you into thinking they are something different.

Chris

 

It's Doubled Die not Double. Big difference.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubled_die

 

Quote - "Note that the proper terminology for this occurrence includes the letter 'd' at the end of the first word, hence "doubled die". The term "double die" without the first word ending in 'd' is not proper numismatic terminology."

 

The '68-S is a hard find, I'd keep it.

 

I have a 1968 double die

 

Really? How do you know this? Can you create your own thread with pictures. You probably don't because sorry but you don't even know the correct terminology. It's a Doubled Die, not Double Die

 

Yes I can and I know the correct terminology I just say this for short

 

No shortening of the word Doubled allowed!

 

Paddy, he has a point. "Double" is a whole keystroke shorter than "doubled."