I have this 1969 penny as well but I can’t zoom in close enough with my iPhone to see if it does have ddo on the date?
Thanks for the reply. When I look at it through my phone camera it kinda looks like there is but I can’t get a good pic at the right angle with my phone.
It is not the valuable 69-S DDO. If you found that, you wouldn't have to ask. FWIW: It doesn't look like a doubled die to me. Just some stray marks on the 6 and 9. If you're interested in determining if it's one of the low value microdoubled dies, then check out the Variety Vista Website or Wexler's Doubled Die site. Both are excellent references and I would highly recommend bookmarking them. You can google or search the archives on CT for the links
If it "kinda looks like it" it most likely isn't. It should be plain to be anything worth the big bucks.
Welcome to CT, @NEWBYCC! Your comment reminds me of one critical thing to note: Lighting! Whether observing through a mag. lens, a camera lens, or even your naked eyeball, proper lighting is critical. Otherwise, the reflective surfaces of coins can lead you to believe there is something there when it is not. So, when you say "through my phone camera it kinda looks like there is but..." that's kind of a tipoff that it really isn't there. When you observe for grading/evaluating conditions, you should have several sources of light coming from different directions. If you're just admiring a coin, a single light source is generally sufficient. Hope that helps you!
Ooh, for grading, not photography, they're teaching ONE light source, preferably a 60-100w incandescent.
Perhaps they're teaching that, but when I use only 1 source I usually have problems...of course, that could just be because of the age of these eyes! Maybe I'll try something greater than 60w.
I hear ya' brother! Both my eye lenses now have serial numbers. Not only did acuity improve, but color perception changes ridiculously. My lenses had yellowed horribly. For weeks, the whole world seemed artificially bluish.
