I can't figure these class 6 doubled dies out, but this looks like a lot of extra thickness. All letters and numbers on the obverse have this cartoonish like thikness to them.
That is because they have been smashed, flattened, rubbed and worn. That is because they have been smashed, flattened, rubbed and worn. No class of doubling just well used.
This is probably just from wear. Class VI DDs are hard to attribute if they aren't in decent condition. They often have a particular character to the extra thickness that this coin does not exhibit. On the example below you can see Class VI on the date, LIB and a tad in the motto.
jcuve- Thanks for those great images. What is it other than the thickness that I would look at in those images that is the tell-tell sign of class 6?
Extra thickness of the 1, 9 and 4 but also the letters of Liberty. Extra thickness of the 1, 9 and 4 but also the letters of Liberty. The only way I can explain it is as if they are marching with the backs (edges of letters) to the west are bent. I'm speaking of the nice BU 1945 not the other coin.
I found the identification of class VI became easier after I did two things: First was to buy a few cheap examples and study them along with images from books; second, was to search coins by year and constantly compare and contrast design elements. They are often associated found on outside parts of the design and are sometimes listed as hybrids of Class II and VI together. There is a particular distortion to Class VI DDs in certain time periods - I know them when I see them but can't describe it to you - you'll have to figure it out for yourself. I will say that the B of LIBERTY often looks like the example I provided on '40s DDOs with Class VI doubling.
Thanks for all the advice and info guys. Think I'll do what jcuve suggested and pick up a couple of inexensive examples so I can see them up close and personal. Any good books you can recommend? The more they pertain to small cents the better, because that's what I mostly collect.
