Sometimes when steel cents are replated, the lettering/numbering get a ghost doubled look, so that might be the case here. I can't tell from the pictures if yours has been replated or not. Could you take a picture of the edge?
Looks like it’s been replated to me. That area in rotting Lincoln’s nose looks like rust starting to come through again.
Looks like replating to me as well. But if it is not, then it looks like it would be mechanical doubling, which also adds no value.
You can buy reprocessed Steel Cents online. Circulated steel cents that are replated to look 'new' again.
Yeah, I'm almost positive it's been replated. Even if it wasn't, that kind of doubling is most certainly not Hub Doubling (a.k.a. a Doubled Die). Here's a helpful article on replated, or reprocessed, steel cents. https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6810/counterfeit-detection-september-2018/
I'm in @paddyman98's fishing boat. Die deterioration doubling. I have two here, one plated one not.....
Thanks Mr. Numismatist. That's a very good article. SensibleSal66 that's a a very nice pictured example. I think I have found this variety on coppercoins. Its 1943P-1DO-018 https://coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1943&die_id=1943p1do018&die_state=mds At least I think so. It would seem to be a different die state. The die crack at the bottom of the obverse is barely visible on mine and many of the other markers are absent. The doubling on the 4 is more pronounced on mine. I assume mine is an earlier die state?
It's not the same as yours. The hub doubling CopperCoins is showing is to the south of "4". Yours and the one on CopperCoins both have die deterioration doubling to the east. Remember, there can be multiple kinds of doubling on the same coin that are caused in different ways.
