So every year I buy a box of brand new pennies if the bank has them. I've been buying them since 2012. I have tons of unsearched rolls because the shield pennies (to me) are the absolute most boring pennies to search. The mint might put out poor stricken pennies on certain years, but what I see from searching these rolls is that they rarely make mistakes. I opened a roll of 2014 pennies to search through because I felt like it...lol Anyway, they were all perfect other than this one. It's not a typical DDD where one stamp leaves a little bit of a flat impression. In some areas it is, but in the word "Trust," the letters and the impressions are not flat (or straight.) I've looked at tons of these pennies and this is the first one that (might) be an error??? I honestly need to research how these newer pennies are stamped, and I'm not sure if the pictures show up well enough to show the risen areas. Anyway, what do you all think? Especially in the word "TRUST?" These are 7 year old pennies that have been sitting in the original bank rolls.
its not the light, its the blur... to take better pictures, you need to move the camera to where its focused better. You should set the focus manually so its easier to find the right height to hold the camera.
I know, my microscope doesn't have a stand. So when I take a picture I have to really balance it. I took another picture with lower light and changed it to B & W. My next investment is a new microscope! I took a picture where the doubling is not flat but raised. Not sure if it helps, but thought I'd try. It takes a long time to get a half way decent picture. My own fault.
Thank you for the welcome. I wish the pennies would go back to copper! The gov won't ever allow pennies to be made that are almost double their value. I read that $1.00 in copper pennies are now worth about $1.70. I save all my copper pennies. Everything is becoming more "cashless." These shield pennies are kind of the end of the line coins. They aren't my favorite at all.
Some of that looks like machine damage. They had to count and then roll these, of course. It's hard to make out the nature of the doubling in these microscope pics. Still, all is not lost. Here's where you want to be on your research into how these are made, and much, much more: https://doubleddie.com/. Good luck, and of course welcome to the asylum.
Just an opinion, but you'd be better off cashing in your copper cents to buy a precious metal if you mean to invest. Nice coin, Rick!
