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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Dore, post: 3174919, member: 96515"]Here is an example I've found that I would have trouble distinguishing:</p><p><a href="https://m.ebay.com/itm/1957-D-Lincoln-Cent-Choice-Unc-Doubled-Die-Obverse-Die-1-Stage-E/142713010808?hash=item213a5bba78:g:CdQAAOSw~rZanuEt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://m.ebay.com/itm/1957-D-Lincoln-Cent-Choice-Unc-Doubled-Die-Obverse-Die-1-Stage-E/142713010808?hash=item213a5bba78:g:CdQAAOSw~rZanuEt" rel="nofollow">https://m.ebay.com/itm/1957-D-Lincoln-Cent-Choice-Unc-Doubled-Die-Obverse-Die-1-Stage-E/142713010808?hash=item213a5bba78:g:CdQAAOSw~rZanuEt</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The doubling is so minor that I'm not sure I would have been able to spot it to begin with, and if I had I wouldn't know how to differentiate between doubled die vs machine doubling. What makes it worse is that virtually all coins I go through have some level of wear. That particular coin looks like it's in MS or AU at worst. If it were VF or even EF that makes it so much harder to judge between doubling and PMD.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any and all advice is welcome from you experts out there that have done this for years. Like I've mentioned, I'm very new to this, only having a few months under my belt, and I haven't found anything worthwhile yet. Of course I'm doing this for fun, as a hobby, but it's starting to reach levels of frustration that it shouldn't for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I'm searching coins that are worn, let's say VF on average, should I just skip anything i see that would be considered minor doubling and move on? Part of my problem is that when I find something like this, I'm spending too much time trying to figure it out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just want to get my first find under my belt. I know it takes patience, and I've exercised a good deal of that so far, but it's starting to wear thin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Dore, post: 3174919, member: 96515"]Here is an example I've found that I would have trouble distinguishing: [url]https://m.ebay.com/itm/1957-D-Lincoln-Cent-Choice-Unc-Doubled-Die-Obverse-Die-1-Stage-E/142713010808?hash=item213a5bba78:g:CdQAAOSw~rZanuEt[/url] The doubling is so minor that I'm not sure I would have been able to spot it to begin with, and if I had I wouldn't know how to differentiate between doubled die vs machine doubling. What makes it worse is that virtually all coins I go through have some level of wear. That particular coin looks like it's in MS or AU at worst. If it were VF or even EF that makes it so much harder to judge between doubling and PMD. Any and all advice is welcome from you experts out there that have done this for years. Like I've mentioned, I'm very new to this, only having a few months under my belt, and I haven't found anything worthwhile yet. Of course I'm doing this for fun, as a hobby, but it's starting to reach levels of frustration that it shouldn't for me. If I'm searching coins that are worn, let's say VF on average, should I just skip anything i see that would be considered minor doubling and move on? Part of my problem is that when I find something like this, I'm spending too much time trying to figure it out. I just want to get my first find under my belt. I know it takes patience, and I've exercised a good deal of that so far, but it's starting to wear thin.[/QUOTE]
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