Not really sure but it's the closest I've been able to find. Boy these 72's sure are a lot of fun. (sic). Been working a little in VT.. I pick up a few rolls of pennies whenever I'm there. For some reason about 30% are copper. Got this one a couple of days ago.
Scuba. Can you show us where there is doubling? I'm not seeing it. I looked at the DDO-005 and it doesn't match?? Are you pulling the Scuba mask over our eyes perhaps? See the difference?
You can't see the doubling over the top of the horizontal portion of the 2??? As I said it was the closest I could find. Oh yeah, the mint mark could be doubled-top left corner.
That's strike doubling. It can't be helped. Look at this normal one as a baseline and note how the the horizontal leg of yours is chopped off some. When you're examining these this closely that's just another way to tell whether the device is compromised by the strike, you have to compare it to a normal one.
At one time I had 9 different 1972 DDO, here's the link. None of them have a "D" mint mark. https://www.cointalk.com/showcase/1972-ddo-dies-1-thru-9-gone-are-2-thru-9.174/
I need a little rain. I planted five rose bushed a week ago. I agree, I would love to find one of these. Until them I'll have to settle for it's poor cousin.
Thanks Eddie. It's weird how it can strike in such a way. Perhaps my future really does lay in doubled ears. (sic)
As stated above, unfortunately a case of machine/strike doubling. And for information a Cent from 1972 cannot have a doubled mintmark. They were hand-punched into the die separately to the hubbing process for creating the die.
