Received this in a replated P,D,S set from Littleton a few years ago. Only took a closer look at it yesterday, and have been cursing up a storm trying to get decent pictures ever since. If you feel the need to compare marker photos, -003 and -011 would be the closest. The rest are doubled eye lids. The "doubling" you see east of the date, is a plating issue.
Looks like it's one of the three. It's probably going to be impossible to match die scratch markers with the replating.
I wish I had better equipment, because unforunately, I cant get a better pic to post atm, but if you compare the thickness of the 9, you would notice that neither 003 or 011 has that much mass to it. The 9 here has a flat on the bottom, while the others are more rounded. The notching on the southwest side of the 1,9 and 4 has a much wider notch than the others as well.
I'm not seeing it in your pictures. However, I will tell you that a circulated, replated cent will be highly undesirable to almost anyone, even if it does have a DDO.
it is really tough to photograph a highly reflective coin such as that replated cent. If you have them, try two CFL sources (diffuse lighting) placed opposite each other, starting at about 18-inches from the coin; that will soften the contrast and reduce the glare that is present in the photos.
Thanks Tamaracin, this was done with a single soft white bulb and layers of white paper towels, approx. 2 to 2 1/2 feet away. Its like trying to take a picture of a chrome bumper on a 57 Chevy lol
The Paper Towels and Soft White Bulb do provide some diffusion--the results would have been far worse if you didn't use them. The Incandescent Lamp with a single filament is the problem; even with a coated bulb it is a Point Source (just look at the shadow the Filament casts on the glass envelope, or on a solid surface if it is a clear bulb). That Point Source of the glowing Yellow-White Filament creates a hot spot where it is projected onto the surface, and if that surface is shiny, that light reflects off at all different angles (due to the surface texture) and creates glare. For my photography I use either LED Spot Lamps (dimmable), LED Flood Lamps (dimmable) or for these very reflective coins like yours, CFL. When I decided to invest in a good DSLR and Macro capability I also researched lighting that I could adapt to my setup for both normal photography of items for sale on eBay, and for coin photography in particular. I came across a kit by Julius Studios (Julius Studios Table Top Light Kit JTK141 @ $42.63 on eBay) that had what I needed: 2 ea High Intensity 45W (200W equivalent) Photo CFL Bulbs (6500K) in an adjustable Tripod Stand, with a Light Tent (30"x30"). It is very well built and good quality for the money. I don't use the Light Tent too much, but the different color velvet cloth inserts are nice for background shots. Here is what one of the Stands looks like (shot with my i4S):
I've been studying this coin for 2 days now. I think it is, without a doubt, a doubled die. By process of elimination, I think it has to be 001. The distortion on LIBERTY is too strong to be 011, and unless a doubled eyelid is present, it can't be 003. I don't see a doubled eyelid. If it isn't hidden by glare, it has to be 001.
