I found this in my hodgepodge of pennies in the cigar box today. Its worn to hell and definitely lots of damage. However, when looking at the word "TRUST" it sure looks like doubling. I looked up the varieties for fun on this and because of the wear, just couldnt match any die markers if I tried. I personally thought it was pretty cool seeing all the activity in the word TRUST. The date also looked a little off. Any opinions???
Nice close-ups - they show classic machine/ejection doubling. This is a VERY common effect on S mint cents from 1968 to the early 70's, and it has no premium over face value.
It really helps to know what the minting process is and how errors are made, BEFORE you start searching for errors Otherwise, just like it was for me, everything looks like an error. Here's a helpful photo for doubling:
LOL! Thanks all!! Seattlite...funny you post that photo because in my searching, I came across it and thought what a simple tool to start using to compare. I actually took a screen shot for my desktop just to remind me. These pennies are fun but totally busted if if there was something here. I get a kick out of separating them into "interesting" and putting them away nicely. And for whatever reason, I get satisfaction out of attempting good pictures. Its hard with reflection and soforth. Im getting better. Absolutely bad thing about all this is I really havent gotten crap done at work today.
I agree Nut. I always try to look for that first. Its hard though because I can look at wexlers for example and find quite a few identified DDs and see nothing that looks raised. Some of them to me look exactly...I mean exactly like a regular normal coin. It will say in the description something like "fatter or wider W". I understand why its "wider" but its so insignificant, theres no way for a novice like me to tell. I try to compare. I have one single DD that I posted here and members verified I was actually right for once. Funny thing is, I didnt think it had a chance! It looked "flat and shelf like " to me. I guess that why this sport is hard for new people to get into and takes time patience and humility.
It takes time, practice and patience to learn all these things. Even the old timers like me are still learning.
I'm really glad you enjoy it so much. Just please understand that if you keep photographing stuff that is clearly not an error without learning what an error is, and how it is made, we will not enjoy it as much. I love error coins, and even after studying as long as I have, I still get it wrong. Here's probably the best resource I know of to explain most errors: http://www.error-ref.com/. The more time you spend on this site, the more likely you will get positive feedback from us (i.e. "Yes, that's an error!"). To me, finding an error in the wild is quite rewarding. keep up the enthusiasm.
