1992 double die penny. Poor shape

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Appears to be die deterioration doubling. Very common and no additional value. Occurs when the mint used the die beyond normal wear. IMO, Jim

 

Be your own harshest critic. Find the reasons on this coin that it is not a doubled die.

 

Thank you. I keep getting it wrong and i have read a lot. Question i have many coins that other then annealing gone wrong are in good shape. I have orange red multicolor and a lot of purple. Are they useless?

 

I have tried the coin is thick and bold print and design. Im not trying to waist anyone's time. I have read and read and can not seem to get it.

 

Have you used any online resources of known doubled dies? That's where you should start when you think you may have something. I know that "not every variety has been found". blah blah blah....BUT most of the worthwhile ones have and you should be able to find examples of the variety you think you have somewhere. I can post a few resources if you want.

 

Not trying to confuse matters on your first question but an improperly annealed coin has little to do with different colored coins you mention. The colors are due to various environmental factors and called toning, but happens after it left the Mint. An improperly annealed coin did happen at the Mint.

 

Most have burnt debree stuck to the coin.

 

This isnt even a fraction of them some are to damaged by heat but have no circulation damage

 

Those 8 you just posted look like normal circulated cents. Copper is super-reactive and can take on many different colors of toning. These just happen to be poo-colored

 

Epic fail. Wow im really not good at this

 

Eh. Takes time. Keep at it.

 

One i go threw the house my grandmother left i will have many coins worth while. Problem is if i cant even understand the aspects of the 1c then im setting myself up for failure.

 

Because you are starting with the hardest aspect of coin collecting, error searching and collecting. It’s like you are trying to get your doctorate and haven’t even started kindergarten yet.

you need to start with the basics and go from there.

go buy a red book and read.

 

The only way you will fail is if you fail to accept multiple same conclusions/opinions. In the meantime, concerning cents, please do visit this site. The knowledge presented by John Wexler is from a lifetime of experience by his expertise. All other doubled dies, RPMs and many other varieties are presented there along with the how and why of the minting process. www.doubleddie.com

 

To jump on this...these are also some really good sites:
http://coppercoins.com/advsearch.php - good for Lincoln cent varieties
http://varietyvista.com/index.htm - good for all types of varieties
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/ - good cent resource
http://www.error-ref.com/ - good error site

Get reading!

 

So these are the result of environmental tonning?

 

Yes

normal wear and tear

 

Heres what I'd do...just what Id do because I have a screw loose .....take the 1981D for example and find it on doubleddie and variety vista and just look at the examples. Compare them. Learn to eliminate. Once you are comfy with "what it cant be" , it just makes it easier. Sometimes its a little harder and other times you can see right away. I suppose its a mind set. I use sites to "eliminate" more than match. Go figure...out of the thousands of coins Ive researched I have only a handful of legitimate DDs Ive found in the wild. I liken this sport to being a solid detective. Just ruling out suspects!