I'm not seeing any doubling on your coin (DD or RPM). One thing to keep in mind is that when you magnify something to a high level that things start to take on a whole new presence. A person starts to see things that aren't really there. That said, if you stare long enough at a given cent under high magnification, you might actually detect some level of minor doubling that for all intents and purposes, is generally meaningless. My suggestion is to find a comfortable magnification when variety searching keeping in mind if you have to strain your eye (and mind's eye) to see something...you may be trying too hard and there may be nothing there to begin with. This is classically what happens when a person starts out variety hunting. The collector becomes hypersensitive in the hunt.
The doubling on the 1960D small date is typical master hub doubling - http://www.doubleddie.com/203885.html Because it is common, there isn't a premium for it. Regarding the 1972 S, that year also had a large percentage of the mintage with the master hub doubling. I see something going on with the 2 in the date, which is typical for the year.
k thank you..that's why I think it might be called shadow doubling... only when it's in the light at the right angle, I see doubling... ...appreciate the information on these...
Hi Ronald - I believe that over the 50 years of the LMC, the reverse design, with United States of America came in two varieties. We think of them as Close AM and Wide AM. For different years, one or the other is the norm when it comes to Business Strikes and the opposite used for Proof Strikes. For instance: 1992 Business Strikes use the Wide AM, Proof uses the Close AM 2000 Business Strikes use the Close AM, Proof uses the Wide AM However, when the reverses get mixed up, pairing a Business Strike obverse die with a Proof reverse die, you get the 1992 CAM cent and the 1998/1999/2000 WAM cents. Your cent is a 2001, so for that year, the CAM reverse was the proper reverse for the business strike coins.
1991 s ? 1997 s..? only when i tun it can you even make out part of the date.. idk if error,, or worn die.. last t in trust looks different.
Your coins is a greaser. Grease filled dies produce coins with faint letters and dates or missing altogether. No real premium but interesting to look at.