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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 5264780, member: 105098&quot;]As stated, between the ridge ring and the &quot;shifting&quot; especially visible in the 8 in 2018 and the LI in Liberty, this is a good example of die deterioration doubling. </p><p><br /></p><p>The die is starting to distort and nearing the end of it&#039;s life. this is much more visible on copper plated zinc cents than it was on the 95% copper cents. the plating shifts a bit in the strike also I believe, just a little more extreme and the plating would be spitting around letters and devices. </p><p><br /></p><p>it&#039;s not a premium and worth face value, because it&#039;s thought of as not true &quot;doubled die&quot; and instead damage/deterioration. but it&#039;s good to keep and label as a comparison/reference piece until you know it whenever you see it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since mid-1990s, when the mint switched to single squeeze hubbing, most of the dramatic doubled dies are gone and now it&#039;s just minor doubling usually around the center areas of the coin for instance like lincolns ear lobe. </p><p><br /></p><p>For instance the 1984 doubled ear lobe, The doubling is the result of an Off Set, limited pressure tilted hubbing that allowed the doubling to be more extensive, effecting not only the ear lobe, but also <b>Lincoln&#039;s </b>beard, bowtie, vest and other areas. </p><p><br /></p><p>comparing to the 1997 lincoln cent doubled ear lobe it has more extensive doubling in the location of the ear lobe but beyond the ear lobe, none of it is easy to see.&nbsp; Single squeeze hubbing drastically minimized the occurrence of dramatic doubled dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>It actually was intended to get rid of doubled dies entirely when they switched to it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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