I looked on Wexler's site, Coneca's e-book (highly recommended), and Coppercoins. It's not listed. It's fairly minor but I believe it's the real...
Neither one of you has a doubled die. I have found dozens of 1982's that look like they "could be" doubled dies. Upon closer inspection there is...
I have used cotton gloves in the past but now I am getting pretty good at handling coins only by the edges. I use white paper, felt, or a wood...
It's nicely rounded features, a little incuse pit around the letters (common), but no actual doubling, or twisting. If you can't determine the...
It's not a doubled die. IGWT on some 1982's has a doubled effect right from the mint. I also found a trail die 1982, and the I in LIBE was wider...
I have one of those USB microscopes too. It's just about impossible to get a clear pic of the whole coin. It has such a narrow field of focus.
All I see is a hit on the designers initials.
small jewelry scales have plastic tops that won't scratch your coin. I never used calipers for anything.
What did you do at the coin show? Buy, sell? browse?
They had the dirtiest cents anyway.
Nice!
He was the manager...
That's not it Rick. If you notice the pic from Coppercoins site shows the following: The letter I in Liberty is so wide and thick that there is...
cool... the best thing about cents is the price!
Here are a couple I found this morning and took pics of to show you. These are quite common
I found one just like it yesterday. I'd post it but I threw it in the box to take to Coinstar.
Are you going to bring the 1999 doubled ear with you to the show?
Ken is right. The only ones to check are 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 Philadelphia mint coins for wide AM. 1992-P, and 1992-D for close AM....
Incuse Die Deterioration doubling. Very common in 1992 Lincoln cents
Machine Doubling of the bust. Very common in the 1960's
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