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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tammiGee, post: 3230297, member: 98133&quot;][ATTACH=full]843357[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]843358[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Shown above are two views of the same photo of the 1997 &quot;Double Ear&quot; cent variety.</p><p>The top view displays all the areas of doubling highlighted in red.</p><p>The lower image shows the same image unobstructed by the highlight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Subject:&nbsp; 1997 1c Doubled Die Obverse</p><p><br /></p><p>Variety Coin Register Number: VCR#1/DDO#1</p><p><br /></p><p>Cross References:&nbsp; CONECA-DD0-001, Wexler-DD0-001, FS#1c-043</p><p><br /></p><p>Description: This Doubled Die Obverse, often nicknamed the &quot;Doubled Ear,&quot; displays strong doubling of the curl of hair above Lincoln’s ear and ear lobe; less obvious doubling shows on the lock of hair in front of upper ear and throughout other areas of the hair (doubling shows in a total of 15 areas).</p><p>The cause is most likely due to a tilted die blank seating itself into proper position during the hubbing process -- a condition that has been confirmed as occurring by Mint workers with hands-on experience at both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. No matter what you want to call it -- doubled ear or doubled die -- it&#039;s becoming more and more popular as existing supplies are disappearing!&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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