1983 memorial penny error?

Looking through Wexler and the classes of double die. I saw a picture in class Ii that looked similar to these. Am I delusional? View attachment 1719004

 

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Very hard to tell with the pics. All I see is some die deterioration.

 

I thought you would know by now the difference between worthless doubling and a true Doubled Die variety.

Please remember.. the correct Numismatic terminology is actually doubled die not double die

And doubled die fall under the variety category not the mint error category.

 

Worthless doubling

 

Just a clear photo of the coin will usually work instead of microscope photos where it's hard to see what you are describing.
You can always go to Wexler's Varieties (free online) and see the types of DDs for any coin and year, and see if what you have matches or, if there even is one for that coin and year.

 

You would think so! I guess I just don't have the knack. Ill retire until I get better photo equipment and learn a little more. Thanks

 

Just need a decent cell phone. Nothing fancy.

 

I'm not sure there are any actual errors that are microscopic and can only be seen using such equipment. Most can be seen with the unaided eye or at most with a simple 10x jewelers loupe.

 

I believe I get what you’re saying but the reality is the more you blow up the image in a microscope the more errors you will find. The only errors in a coin that matter are the ones you can see with a 10 X Loop or with naked eye. If you need more magnification than a 10 X to spot an error it’s not worth it. People just don’t care to look at an error going through a microscope or a loop.

 

I would say it's more imperfections in the material & minting quality rather than more errors you will find. Like when plating blisters on a zinc penny are photographed at 45x under one of these microscopes. No errors there, but a whole lot of material imperfections and mint quality is visible.

These coin pix are so magnified, I can literally smell it.

 

Coins are, basically, just another mass machined metal part, just like paper clips, nails, screws, bobby pins etc, getting right down to the mechanics, but with quality control. Among those mass-produced items, you will that no 2 are exactly alike, given 30x, 60x, 100x magnification. A coin is no different ,as they have stated tolerances, so no 2 coins are going to be exactly alike when magnified. Most errors are defined, as above stated, with a 10x loop. Any more and you'll see any image under the sun, as your eyes play tricks.