LMAO. You made your point Chriels. And I respect your opinion,like I said I've spoken highly of you so all I can do is tell you OK, I'll take your word for it, and let it go, but I'll still keep my ears and eyes open .thank you Chris for shattering my hopes all in a couple hours.
I’ll add 35+ years to the collective 150+ years stated above and agree that the coin in the OP is just machine doubling. Keep looking.
I have 31 years experience.. Hey.. At least you use the correct Numismatic Terminology Doubled Die! Good for you!
Go to Google and look at , doubled die Lincoln ,1968D, and it will show you several different ones including ones that have the same doubling as the cent that I have and the same doubling that pcgs re ohnizes from several different t years such as 58,51,,69 ,68, and many others. But I'll accept what I am told here at cointalk and just keep this cent in the right place until I can get definitive proof. Like I told Chris I value his input , and everyone else's. One day I will discover a cent no one can deny. Thanks, Duane
If you don't have these yet, here is wexlers site 68D http://doubleddie.com/814660.html And Variety Vista http://varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/DDO 1968-D.htm You will not find any of the Doubled Dies that match the coin you posted, you can't rely on a photo that somewhat looks like your coin, it is in the details, Here is a little more information for you to read. this is from Lincoln cent forum - non hub doubling. http://www.lincolncentforum.com/the-non-hub-doubling-resource-page/ If you search through -coin information- there is a lot more valuable information. And lastly copper coins https://coppercoins.com/diesearch.php Coppercoins has the same DD's that variety vista/coneca has. I would like to inform you that none of the provided references match your coin, these are also the only references that would be used by a TPG. Good luck in your search.
Sorry, but no, I'm not going to look up anything in an attempt to prove your argument. If you make an argument, you should be able to back it up with links to your evidence. Until you do that, your statement is just empty words.
I searched the phrase above and was given a number of ridiculous results of coins people have for sale. This isn't the type of thing you're using and/or referring to, is it? If so, please don't. You'll never learn a thing and will end up more confused than if simply listening to the board. EVERYONE hoping to find valuable varieties in every day coins has their hopes shattered; it's part of the game and a simple fact of life. Perhaps think of it this way: if everyone could so easily find such coins, they probably wouldn't be so valuable in the first place, right?
I'm done with this as I told you . I accept what I was told here and I am just going to keep searching.
Hi Duane. For educational purposes, look at the attached 1857 Flying Eagle cent. It is PCGS certified. 1857 FE's have a number of true doubled die examples. Now what I would like you to do is look at the coin, and decide if it is a doubled die example, or a coin with machine doubling. Once you post your answer, I'll reveal the full slab.
Before today I would have said it is doubled. After reading all I did today , i,'d say it looks a whole lot like abrasion doubling, which used to be classified as doubled die, but has since been recanted,and is now classified as abrasion doubling. But then all I can say is I'm in the learning stage.