Please double check this 1970 s 1c ddo (?)

check against these:http://varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/DDO 1970-S.htm
Here's Wexlers: http://doubleddie.com/452412.html
Sorry but there's too many to look through without having the coin in hand.

 

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Nope the 70 mint sets have s cents in them. I have one with a small 70 S cent in mine

 

Well then you have a rare 70 mint set.

 

Thank you for your reply but @Pickin and Grinin already gave me the information. Instead of picking out one post on this thread, if you read them all you'll see I said I hadn't looked at the set in years and didn't remember that it had the S mint cent in it. I checked my 1970 UC Mint set and it has the 1970 S Large date cent in it. If you have the Small date 1970 S Lincoln cent then you're one of the lucky ones because it's the most valuable one.

 

Can you post a photo of it? Thank you.

 

Really don't do pictures. You can tell by Liberty too

 

I have the same problem knowing if a coin is DD or not. I scan my coins at a high resolution and sometimes I think I have doubling and I think it's the light from the scanner causing shadows that look like doubling. What I have done is turn the coin 180% and re-scan it and if it was shadows from light, the doubling will either be gone or it will make the doubling in the opposite direction. I wish I knew for sure what I was doing.

 

Don't worry about it, @Guy Ferguson, it's an epidemic around these parts. A really catchy one, too. There's an easy antidote for it, just read about doubled dies. I'm not being snooty saying that, either, as most of these newcomers haven't. Reading about them will impart understanding which in turn will help you find them better, that's the whole idea.

 

I have done some reading on them in the R.S Yeoman books and also in the Strike it Rich With Pocket change. I guess I see what I want to see sometimes, when looking at a coin and then question if it is really what I think or a shadow.
Is there some other reading that you suggest that might help me? Do you think scans are better than pictures?

 

Oh yes, definitely. Thanks for showing an interest. Can you figure out how to use the Search in these forums? That should give you a good feel for these. I mention that because I'm not very into them anymore, so I don't have any of the better websites off the top of my head. Or, I'll tell you, just start a new thread and pop the question, you're looking for a good website to learn about doubled dies.

You spend a little time in educating yourself, it's a good investment. We'll help you out on the particulars you're not understanding, I'll promise you that.

 

I just wonder if my eyes aren't good enough. What do you use to magnify your coins? I use a high resolution scanner and on small coins I can do a 9600 dpi. I haven't learned much on getting my way around the site yet.

 

A 10x loupe is way more than sufficient. You want to look for errors on coins at the subatomic level don't be surprised when you discover that no normal collectors are impressed. As regards the other type, there's an old maxim that describes them, to wit: "All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people," and it won't hurt you to not forget it.

 

Here's a few sites to help you learn about Doubling on coins:
http://doubleddie.com/
http://varietyvista.com/
Wexler's site also shows you worthless doubling. There are more sites but these are enough for now.

 

@Guy Ferguson ...lighting reflections and glare will simulate doubling...best to use a diffused light source. Getting the right stuff needs careful research, so don't go out and buy a lighting kit before you do your due diligence. Also, using 2 low power diffused lamps at 10 and 2 o'clock will balance the levels and illuminate your subject, two 40 watt bulbs is bright enough...imo...Spark

 

I use 4 led's diffused with half gnip gnop balls

 

You know what they say, pictures or it didn't happen!

 

Yeah i know. But i feel safe on cointalk. Plus i need help on sending pictures. Plus i sent pictures before of this coin. But daughter is in So. Africa. She helps me. Ask others. It was sent before