I pick up these two pennies out of pocket change what do Ya'll thing? I have not seen these before or can find out anything about them.The 88 is d/d on the L and I in LIBERTY
Metoo, I have these coins too. Here pics, thought you guy might easy to see it, lol. I'm not sure know if there was worth to sell? Thank. Clay
Judging from the pics, I would say mechanical doubling. According to most "experts" and serious coin collectors, mechanical or strike doubling has little or no value, because it occurs after the minting process. However, some people do collect them and it is possible to get in the area of .99 or so for a mechanical doubling coin. BUt it should be noted in any selling descriptiont that it is mechanical/strike or it could be considered misleading. I have personally kept one example of each mechanical/strike doubling coin I have found for education purposes. THey are helpful in identifying the difference between doubled die and mechanical/strike.
not a problem, I have learned from a good many mistakes. If you are interested in Lincoln Cent errors and varieties, check out Coppercoins.com This is a great site full of very knowledgable and nice people. PLus, they have a great index.
This is not mechanical doubling, but a peculiar form of incuse doubling related to die fatigue (die wear, die deterioration). The raised ring just inside the rim is a symptom of die fatigue that appears almost exclusivey on zinc cents. You often see incuse doubling of the outermost digits and letters where they intersect the raised ring. The last cent shown for comparison shows yet another kind of doubling on the mintmark caused by splitting of the copper plating. This is also not mechanical doubling. Both forms of doubling seen here are common and carry no premium, even if they don't have an official designation.
