Found these coins today. 1967 lincoln and a nickel. On the Nickel I say The T's in United States is visible.
The 1968 S is MD - you can spot MD right away in that it affects the date AND the mintmark. If this had be a doubled die, the mintmark would not show doubling unless it was an RPM...which it is not in this case. When the date and the MM display the same effect, you can be pretty sure that it's a case of worthless doubling (i.e., not doubling at all). As for the nickel, it looks like a case of die deterioration. A couple points: when you are posting something for members to look at, my advice is to post one clear Obverse and Reverse picture. This will give us the date/mm, etc. as well as give us a full picture of what die stage the subject coin is. If you have loosely associated an attribution to it, then state that and probably post that in the title for your thread. Additionally, post similar photos that appear at the various attribution sites of features, devices, and markers. We can help confirm what you have in shorter order, that way. Nice closeups by the way.
Thank you! I appreciate it. I am new to coin hunting and every information helps but for terms in the coin world. I am pretty much a newbie. I just hunt and keep which looks really in good shape and key dates and such. I just stumble another coin like this 2003 penny. It looks like some type of die error but I do not know the term.
What it looks like to me is that this might have been resting in the bottom of a cupholder in a car with other coins. Condensation from the bottom of a cup accumulates on top, and in this case, between coins to create some odd effects. A little time spent there can start the staining that sets in over the life of the coin.
In 1968 the mint marks were hand punched into the Obverse Die so it cannot be Doubled Die doubling. Mint marks were part of the design starting in 1990. Remember that. Suggestion.. Stick to 1 coin per thread. Don't add and change the original subject of your thread.
Hard to tell from your photos, but I doubt that is a die crack. Possibly plating issue, as those are common with the Zincolns.
