Anybody know much about the 5 major doubling classes? Seems to me as if my "swirly" penny would fit the criteria of a class 2 double. Severely of course but none the less. You guys have commented before to say it is man made. However I have inspected this coin with a microscope and there's no indication this coin has been tampered or altered with outside of the mint. So I have kept my mind open to finding out what went wrong with my penny. And I think I have figured it out. Maybe. Class 2 doubling.
(Wipes eyes). What the heck? Sorry. This is not a case of "doubling". Just PMD. Just PMD. PMD, I tell you.
Do you understand that the classes of doubling apply to dies, not coins? If that was on a coin die, there would be upwards of a million of them out there and would be well known, considering how scrutinized the 1982 cents have been. It's cool looking, but just somebody's mad scientist messing around with a dremel or lathe or something.
NO! NOT CLASS 2 (or any other known, acknowledged class). This coin has every indication of tampering! Wexler ( doubleddie.com ) lists the 8 major classes. Select “Doubled Dies” from the left-hand list on the home page.
I think I might send it in next time I get enough money together. Just to see because this is a million dollar question to me. I have seen various stages of whatever is going on with the coin. Mostly on nickels. It seems to me as if, unless I read it wrong, it fits the exact description of a class 2. I apologize.
As someone who has been coin roll hunting for almost fourteen years, I have seen a lot of weird stuff. Very few were errors. People with too much time on their hands do all kinds of things to coinage. I agree with the rest: This is Post Mint Damage and not an error.
I don't no nothing about them. Where did you learn about them? I'd like to read up on them. I got lots of coins. It could be maybe I got one, too. If there are 5, maybe I do.
Are you familiar with the expression, 'throwing good money after bad'? This is the perfect example of that saying. With all due respect, if you have to 'get enough money together' to have your coin attributed and graded, then you might want to consider spending that money on your new grandchild instead. The coin is damaged at the hand of someone trying to make an artsy statement out of it. Save the coin if it intrigues you. Pass it on to your little one. Enjoy it, without throwing good money after bad. Merry Xmas......
I have a coin like that somewhere in my collection. It’s damaged by someone that had an excess of time on their hands.
You really need to listen to what everyone is telling you. If you are scraping money together to submit this you might as well flush your money down the toilet. Put the $50-100 into a savings bond or something for your grandchild instead.
Don't waste your money sending it to be graded. It is damaged, and the grading company will be glad to take your money and tell you that. Spend the money on a silver eagle for your grand baby. You can get one of her birth year. Or donate it to charity. That way it would not be wasted.
