What does "Double Dot" mean?

Just something I learned searching UNC rolls. You can sometimes tell if the roll has been searched in the past. Watch for fingerprints. If you find a roll with all the coins stacked with all the obverses facing the same direction, the roll was probably searched. Watch for really high grade coins. The 1965 MS67 in PCGS plastic is a $300-$400 coin. MS66 is only a $20 coin. Just stuff to keep in mind as you search.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Thanks for that info. That’s quite the difference in worth!

 

It is. Lincoln prices are crazy. Every year is different and prices change quickly with grade.
What have you found in the way of wheat cents?

 

I have a ton of those as well. Found a 1909 v.d.b. That was really neat. I just have rolls and rolls to go through. Might start with the earlier years and see what I find because I want to finish the 1909- 1940 folder for my sister and myself. Then separate them by year and go back through them later when I know a little more about errors and varieties. I’m not really sure what I’m looking at just yet.

 

And an addiction begins...

You saw it happen here.

 

It looks like it was written in shorthand and it's supposed to say:

"Double[d] date cents?"​

 

Buy some coin flips and have them handy. Put the coins you pull from the rolls first in those. Reason is that if you are saving them for a reason, it is more likely that they will remain in the condition you pulled them out in. And the less handling, less chance of fingerprints or marks.

 

I honestly think it’s “dot” only because it’s written in so many rolls. I wish it was “date” because I know what that means lol. Here are just a few. I’m not even sure that word is “cents”.

 

Are these coin flips?

 

yes

 

If he was writing on these he must have gone through them already. Otherwise how could he possible know what's in them???

 

the other word seems to be etc. Meaning it is not all double dot.

Perhaps he was dyslexic and randomly spelled etc. as ect.

It also looks as he is listing the number of double dot in each roll.

 

I would certainly go through the rolls that claim to have double dot coins in them.
If there are, that's going to be a great find.
While my lone 1965 is in very nice shape (possibly MS, at least AU) no double dot.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-LINCOLN-PENNY-MINT-ERROR-DOUBLE-DOT-t46-/362174417756?hash=item5453470b5c:g:QgwAAOSwH-daCx5h&nma=true&si=ax%2BiiEUFVymgR2tO8pPXMACjrUY%3D&orig_cvip=tru
e&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
(This one sold on eBay for $6.50) - the dots are slightly diagonally placed - don't know if that's the 'real deal' or not

 

That is VERY helpful! THANK YOU so much!!! The dots don't even look level to me but it's clear there is an extra one. Huge help! And you're right, @Michael K, I'm gonna have to go through every roll. And perhaps you're right @Kasia, and he was dyslexic and I never knew. He was 50 when I was born so I'm sure there are some things I never picked up on about him

 

Looks like you may have something exciting there - wear cotton gloves and work on a clean surface (cotton towel, etc.) to protect the coins in case they're in mint condition - good luck, looking forward to further photos

 

It's not a "double dot", but for my own knowledge is this and example of a grease filled die? Most of the coins look like the bottom picture. And thank you @juris klavins for mentioning the cotton gloves. I've been using non-latex gloves. Cotton would be more comfortable anyway, and warmer

 

That ebay image is interesting. Difficult to blow up properly, but from the way the 'double' dot (the one that should not be there) is located not on an even line from the others, and in a somewhat strange place, leads me to first think it is an aberration in the die rather than being something that was deliberately put there. And perhaps it is simply a gouge of some sort. It will be interesting for you to find some that you can image well so we can see. If it is just an aberration of the die (sort of like a misplaced gouge), I can see why it might not have caught on as a real variety that people wanted to collect. I am not sure, this is just a first impression.

 

The "cents" could be "etc."

I see that "double" is also spelled wrong on one of them - maybe it's a non-native English speaker who wrote "dot" thinking it was "date". But that's just speculation. Or it could be an actual double dot like posted previously lol.