Came across this Lincoln Memorial cent with something going on with the obverse. The lettering at "IN GOD WE TRUST" seems stretched as well as "doubled." I say this because it does not appear to be shelf-like like in MD. I'm not sure if there is a misalignment. There seems to be MD in the date. Just a lot going on and I'm not sure what is what. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks! ~Rob the "LIBERTY" and the date appear as though MD or some such: The "IN GOD WE TRUST" seems to have some stretching as well as letter weakening. Thought might be grease or die deterioration or some such: The bottom of the coin at the shoulder seems stretched/widened: The "IN GOD" seems to be stretched from the top. Can see it best in the "IN". There also seems to be some doubling in "GOD". Does not appear to be shelf-like: The "WE" seems to show the "doubling" best in the E: Again, the "TRUST" is stretched and the R and U seem to have "doubling" as the appearance is not shelf-like: The edge of the coin. This would be at the bottom of Lincoln's shoulder: What say you?
It a simple issue. Worn Die Strike. Nothing else. Absolutely nothing at all to do with a Doubled Die variety. The date is clearly Die Deterioration doubling.
Thanks Paddy. I was pretty sure is wasn't a Doubled Die, so I put "doubled" as I had no other way to say it in my mind/language. Again, thanks! ~Rob
that stretching you see is due to the metal raising up, creating a "ring" in a way. It's commonly known as a Ridge Ring.
Thanks, Claw. So this is when the center of the coin is fairly clear and sharp and the edges are "pushed" due to die deterioration/worn die as Paddy mentioned? Again, thanks! ~Rob
