Yeah, this one is MD. Yes, 1969-S did have some RPMs, but most are very subtle split serif varieties that are difficult to detect on circulated...
Welcome to Cointalk. Unless you are seeing something that gives you a specific reason to believe that it is a doubled die, chances are that it's...
Hell, I live on the east coast and can't find the things. Nice pull.
Other than coinsandcanada.com, I don't know of a resource for doubled die listings of Canadian coins.
Conder beat me to it, but I would say a tapered planchet as well. If you look at the article below and click through the photos, you'll see an...
I went 65 on this one and 531. I still think both coins are worthy of 65.
What does the reverse look like? It could have been struck on a rolled thin planchet.
Very common on wheat Cents. http://www.error-ref.com/Bi-level_die_cracks_.html
The coin is damaged.
Wexler lists everything. He's made the determination that this is a Class VIII and has chosen to list it. It's minor indeed, but to each his...
Not a doubled die. It looks like it may have been damaged by heat. With copper plated zinc cents, the zinc core melts at a much lower...
It's all lamination related. The recessed area is a delamination where the metal has separated from the coin. The rest is a lamination peel that...
Nice find Jay!
When I said hundreds of thousands earlier, that was really just a figure of speech. Think more like hundreds of millions. The mintage for the...
Yes, they were definitely in the 100s of thousands. The large dates are more common on the copper cents, and I've found that the small dates are...
I don't think anyone has the exact figures for the large/small dates. Charles Daughtrey of Coppercoins.com began a project to try and get a sense...
The look and exact thickness of the devices can change with die stage and other factors such as an accumulation of grease in the die. Circulation...
Both terms refer to a doubled master die. For series doubling the die is used for more than one year. And yes, they are very common. The series...
I know about the mint marks, but the look is the same regardless.
Dates on these coins are a must to first help us rule out master die doubling.
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