2008 Lincoln Cent Strong Double Ear

I have to meet Mr. Potter this Sunday at a local show, this will be the first coin I show him

 

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I see what you mean but they will just say its the design.

 

Do you see the dots i was talking about in front of the chin.

 

Its not part of the design, thats for sure . Heres another angle of the ear, I turn the coin 90 degree from the first image

 

Looks like it's doubled to me Rick. Best wishes and enjoy the show.

 

Heres an image of the 1997 double ear, not to much difference . Image from LCR

 

I don't think I've seen a double ear this strong before ..

 

Heres another site, its all double ears too http://www.errorvariety.com/Doubled-dies/Doubled_Ears.html

 

It looks to me like a hit. The ear appears to have normal dimensions except where the metal was pushed slightly lower by the blow.

 

I don't have another 2008 to match ear up too, so I found an 2008-D of the ear, off of coneca site .

 

Maybe you do have something there. If you believe it send it to Mike Ellis.

 

I'll be seeing Mr. Potter tomorrow at a local show, its 3 miles from my house ...

 

Good luck Rick it looks like a good find...let us know how it turns out.

 

I will, I'll know tomorrow and ken seen the images too . As Ken would say: Make Sure You Bring It .. I also posted it on coneca, I received a 2008 in my change tonight . I'll bring it with me to match up too, but it does look a lot different then the one I found tonight, which is a great sign ..

 

It's definitely a hit. If it were a doubled ear it would look normal if you take the suspected doubling away. I've seen lots of hits like this. The lobe has been mashed flat.

 

Did you show it to Mr. Potter?

 

I agree that it's a hit. obviously not a doubled die. If you take away the "doubled" part, then the ear appears smaller.

What did Potter say?

 

it looks a lot like this one. I thought it was real too.

 

Its been sent off . If you look at the first post the split follows the ear up ... A hit would never do that, it did take a 18x to see anything . Time for a new glass, 10x isn't enough on theses kinds of cents ...

 

Heres a nice WAM I just pick up from ebay for 8 bucks