Hey does this look like a doubled die to you guys? I tried to get the best picture I could of it using Photoshop. If anyone knows how I could get a closeup clearer shot of just certain areas let me know please. Pay close attention to the chin and nose. I also see "think I see" doubling on the date and mark using my loupe.
If anything maybe a little mechanical doubling. If you ever come across the 1969S doubled die it'll be so obvious you won't even have to ask. http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1969&die_id=1969s1do001&die_state=eds
Depending on the resolution of the original image, you could use Photoshop to zoom in for you by using the crop tool.
Thanks. If it were a doubled die then would everything be doubled? Or could there just be a certain area? I've collected for some time but never error coins. I'm thinking of starting though. It seems like alot to learn with all of the different types and I'm trying to educate myself before I start.
In most cases the doubling is actually limited. Maybe the date; maybe liberty. It can even be a single letter or number. Here are three great sites; especially if you like cents. www.coppercoins.com http://www.lincoln-cents.cuvelier.org/ http://www.lincolncentresource.com/index.html
Actually, very seldom do you find only one thing doubled on a doubled die. The 1955, 1958 and 1969 S are really not the exceptions other than that the degree of doubling is huge. Other doubled dies also have much of the detail doubled but to a lesser degree. The spreads vary but the principles of the doubling is basically the same. On a coin that exhibits machine doubling, it can be random and effect a single device or letter.
Bill, I would find that true of Red Book varieties or even most Cherry Picker's, but overall, when one considers all the minor doubled dies I would call the big boys exceptions to the rule. Thanks, Jody
