I know I posted this in the US coin forum, but I am never sure where the best place to post things are, so I will post it here also. Does anyone have or know where I can find a picture of a 1958 double die wheat cent. I have heard about them but know one that has supposedly seen one can ever tell me where they were doubled. I know that it is the obverse that is doubled, but I have no clue if it is the letters, the date, or Lincoln himself. Any help would be great. Thanks, Brent.
Here's a lightened version of a supposed one being sold on EBay. The seller's picture is a black blob. I guess they're talking about the "1", and possibly the "9" as well. An awful lot of fooforaw over nada, IMHO.
Ok thanks. Now I was always told it was on the Philadelphia minted coins not the denver minted coins.
There are 2 known 1958-P doubled die cents. They were found in a mint sewn bag around 1960. They have strong doubling on Liberty and In God We Trust. Here is a scan from a recent Coin World. Charlie
There is a master die (1-O-VII MDDO-001) used in striking both proof and business strikes. Another (1-O-I-CW DDO-001) known only as used for business strikes and then (2-O-II-C DDO-002) known only as used for proofs. I don't have any information on 1958-P DDOs from the (Wexler-NCADD) files.
I have a 1936 Lincoln cent that showed complete doubling of all devices and lettering on both sides. Then I sobered up.
Thats alright too,I`ve only been looking at them for the past ten years.Still working on getting them on all file..
Here are the descriptions for the 1958 doubled dies as listed in CONECA: http://www.conecaonline.org/content/lincolndoubleddies19561958.html#_1958
