I'm almost positive, this is not the '83 doubled die money maker. I'm trying to learn doubling and for the life of me it's always a struggle. This is a 1983 "P" lincoln cent. There is NO form of doubling on the obverse. On the reverse, as you can see in these pictures below, there is some form of doubling. I have read a few different articles on doubling and trying to learn on your own is trying at times to say the best so I'm asking for your help here. Is what you see in the pictures below die fatigue doubling or something else? If it is, does it always appear to show up to the right side of the primary letter? If it's not die fatigue, could you help me out with what tell tale signs are showing you that it is not. Thanks
Flat and shelf-like, MD. Here are some good articles on MD: http://www.errorvariety.com/OFD/MD.html http://www.error-ref.com/machine-doubling/
Thanks @furryfrog02 ! I have bookmarked those and will be taking a long study of them later! So if the doubling you see is lower than the actual strike and does not gain any height then it can be classified as shelf like? In turn and part of the same question, then if there is no raised part of the doubling in picture, it is not a true doubled die?
look at your 2nd pic, at "TES", notice how the top of the letters look cut off an thin, even compare the first and last "S", thats a sign of a worn die...
