Does this look like a split sereph? There are no examples that i can find that show a ddo with this splitting on the date of the 1968D,in this case..specificly in the 6 is what i am questioning. Any opinions are appreciated.
MD as seen by the doubling on both sides of the devices. Also there is no fattening of the devices. The devices are reduced in size. Did you check any resources to see if it matched? I can only go by the photos you are giving, and they have way to much light and glare to see the details.
Looks like a reflection to Meow. It disappears at certain angles. Happens a lot with very shiny coins.
Sorry,i cant seem to reflect the microscopes light from so close up,this is all i can do atm. To me...there appears to be a split all down the main stem of the 6,seperating,and it isnt flat@Pickin and Grinin @Collecting Nut
Again have you checked any references. This is attribution 101. MM placement, die characteristics etc. Once you learn the small things it's easier to identify what you are seeing. It for the most part looks like MD. I saw the slight seperation line but cant see the details. Also the six is thinner than it should be. True Doubled Dies are seen from directly above. Photoing and looking at a coin from an angle is going to delay the learning process.
I have checked for refrences,and there are none as i stated in the original post,that is why i am questioning this one,the seperation i see looks unlike traditional flat md that i am used to seeing all the time. I just wanted some more trained eyes to take a look,and i appreciate it. Honestly,its prolly nothing,but i had to ask.
Haha,youre not convinced,fair enuf,ill def take your word for it and dismiss the possibility. All md aside,its a nice penny lol
The condition is very nice! Another pic up for Die Doubling VS NVD is the MM. If the MM shows the same doubling then it can't be a DDO. Until 89 the MM were punched into the working die by hand and after the hubbing process.
MM looks fine,and here are a couple more images in BnW to eliminate some of that glare. Idk,ill set it aside i suppose @Pickin and Grinin
I realize that this isnt the ideal way to photo coins....but,this is what I've got. I bought it when I first got into collecting
See that dark spot in the center of the halo. That is what you would like to see around the perimeter of the coin. Are the lights automatic or can you shut them off and introduce your own method?
I can turn it off,but when I get so close to the coin with it off its hard to use my own lightsource because the scope is directly over the coin @Pickin and Grinin
Thats way better. See those bright white flashes at the top of the 9, 6,and 8? Not to mention the MM? It is flat to the coin. These are the areas you say is doubling. That is MD, a true Doubled Die would be rounded and pose/ pass off as the same numeral just twice. No reduction in size just a doubled image. I would like you to look at this one.http://www.varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/1968DDDO004.htm See the areas in the fields around the date and MM this is possibly just an earlier die state. @Rick Stachowski is the MM in the right place?
When I had such a light, I cut some doughnut shaped pieces of paper sized to fit around the lens and only cover the lights, Starting with thin tissue type and going to relatively thick paper I had some choice of intensity. I recall using a small strip of tape to hold it on. long time ago. Jim
What you see on your Cent is created by a worn die. So it is considered a worn die strike. not a mint error. And on your other coins I see circulation damage. Try to create your own separate thread with your pictures. what you just did is called hijacking a thread.
