All I'm going to say is that you don't have the slightest idea what a true doubled die looks like. Chris
Doug, what you see surrounding the letters in UNITED is called Die Deterioration Doubling, or also called Strike Doubling, or also called Machine doubling, depending on the exact cause of it, which these names for it give you a clue to the cause. The bottom line is that almost all "doubling" of this kind is caused by worn out dies, and, even though it happens at the mint, it is NOT considered an important mint error at all. For more information on this phenomena please read this link. Start by choosing the topic in the upper left hand menu called " Worthless Doubling ". Wexler's Coins and Die Varieties Also read the part about the die and coin making process. Thanks for posting. Good Luck and keep searching.
I see a bad case of low harsh light from the right causing hot spots all over the coin. This can make one think they see things too. Add a light to a left and "diffuse" the light. Or put on a white poster board, have the poster board angle up in the back and point the light to the back. So then it will be reflected and diffused a bit to eliminate all those hot spots. just the word "UNITED" has 10 hot spots on it.
It looks like master die doubling to me, but better pics needed. Look at the "B, R and T" in LIBERTY. Dead giveaway everytime. If it is a master die double this is true doubling, but so common that it is not worth a premium. http://www.lincolncentforum.com/1972-master-die-doubling/
Try to find at least a 10x power hand lense (or jewelers loop) and affix it in front of your cell phones camera lenses. Instant microscope. You'll be taking pics like this in no time....I use a USB microscope too sometimes. Pic below taken with a Samsung S7 shooting through a Hastings Triplett 14X. The coin below is a 1973 Lincoln Memorial Cent thought to be affected by hi bounce strike doubling...
