I have been searching through 4 rolls of pennies a lot lately. I the four rolls, I found 5 wheat pennies, one of which was a 1940 But I found this one today. It has a doubled look to the I and B in the word LIBERTY. It is a 1988 D penny. Can anybody help with finding the value or if this is even a true Doubled Die? Thank you!! -Tanner
Show us the entire coin please. I know that the lincoln's from the 80s are known to have die detoriation. I want to lean that way to however that that letter "B" has got me stumped..doesnt appear flat or shelf like which would make it MD so I will leave it to others. http://www.coppercoins.com/diesearch.php?date=1988&date1=1988&thismint=p&thistype=do&page=1
I don't see any doubling, but I might not be looking close enough. I'd prefer to have the LIBE lit up, sort of like lighting the opposite side of the picture in your last closeup.
The thing about the Zinclons is that the plating often bulges when stamped as gasses in the metal layers are compressed. There is a lot of what I call "Ghosting". I've found some that had two complete mint marks even. But if you can take a toothpick and push down on what you think is doubled. If it collapses, then it's not a doubled die strike. Just a gas bubble that lifted the plating/ These coins are pretty sad. They get bubbles in them, rot out under the plating and even fall apart. gary
Without closer images there isn't a way to tell. Chances are it is machine doubling..quite common on Zincolns. Are you able to take closer images?
