Hello, I was looking at some coins today I put away some time ago and took them out just to look at them. This is a 1999-p mint Lincoln that is broadstruk..nice coin..but something about it caught eye and under loop it went. For all accounts Lincolns bust has strong double as does GOD and parts of rest of motto. Using the nose as a refernce point and looking west of oxidation you can see double up and most all around head, below nose the lips and chin are also double..with forhead and hair showing strongest..GOD and some parts of rest of motto as well. Looking for for thoughts. Thanks
This is generally called "split-line doubling". The copper plating simply split as the coin expanded. It's often best seen in association with Lincoln's craggy face, but occurrs elsewhere, as you coin demonstrates.
Hi Mike, Is this an error..a common among broadstrikes or something that may have some inportance? Thanks
It is not an error per se. It is an occasional EFFECT associated with broadstrikes, off-center strikes, multiple strikes and any other sort of error that produces expansion of the die-struck surface. It does add some value when it is dramatic and when the split-line outlines are well-separated from the normal design elements.
