I think I may have found a 1989 D double die obverse, but I've never heard or seen any record of one. I'm very weary of machine doubling, but unless I'm mistaken I believe machine doubling is usually exhibited on almost all parts of the side of coin in question. What I've got is an obverse with what looks like a "ghosting" on just the date. All other lettering and image on obverse looks normal. The "ghost" date actually looks like it is sunk in instead of raised like you would see with a double die. The "ghost" 8 is offset to the right (center of "ghost" 8 is on right side of the normal 8) and just to the south. Also, it doesn't appear to show any double image on the 1 in the date. I will try to post pics when I have a camera available. Thanks in advance.
Sorry, didn't realize I had to hit enters on line breaks I think I may have found a 1989 D double die obverse, but I've never heard or seen any record of one. I'm very weary of machine doubling, but unless I'm mistaken I believe machine doubling is usually exhibited on almost all parts of the side of coin in question. What I've got is an obverse with what looks like a "ghosting" on just the date. All other lettering and image on obverse looks normal. The "ghost" date actually looks like it is sunk in instead of raised like you would see with a double die. The "ghost" 8 is offset to the right (center of "ghost" 8 is on right side of the normal 8) and just to the south. Also, it doesn't appear to show any double image on the 1 in the date. I will try to post pics when I have a camera available. Thanks in advance.
Oops, sorry again... this is a Lincoln cent. I've been searching cents so long I didn't think there was anything else out there
I have seen that type ghosting on an awful lot of clad coins. I can't say for sure of course without seeing it, but I believe it is caused by die deteoriation. It seems to be common.
Photo update I've had a chance to take some photos. They're not very good because I either don't know how to work the Macro & Super Macro on my camera, or it is not very good. Either way I had to just take a picture using my 10X loupe as a magnifier. You might be able to see that there is no secondary image on LIBERTY, but strong secondary image on both 9's and the 8 in the date.
Well, I wasn't holding out hope that I'd found something amazing, but I guess I was confused about machine doubling and how it happens. I assumed that the coin is actually struck twice during machine doubling, but I can't see how just one area of the coin would be struck twice and not the other parts if that is correct. Can anyone explain?
It's actually called plating split doubling. It's very common on post 1982 cents. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm
