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Message:: [QUOTE="jallengomez, post: 1748347, member: 19748"]Both terms refer to a doubled master die. For series doubling the die is used for more than one year. And yes, they are very common. The series doubling effects all of the coins from 72-74 and likewise for 77-78. The strength of the doubling will vary from one die to another and vary further with die state, but all the working dies were produced from the same master die. What you have to understand is that even if it weren't series doubling, there still wouldn't be many people who would be familiar with it because it is so minor. You can look at sites like Coneca, Coppercoins, Wexler, etc. and you'll literally find hundreds of varieties that most collectors(even variety collectors) could care less about because they are so minor. The average variety collector wants the big stuff that's listed in the CPG and Red Book. There are very few hardcore variety collectors who would give a damn about the doubling on this coin even if it was incredibly rare as far as the population goes. I'm an avid Lincoln Cent variety collector, and I collect all varieties from the series.  I've even had a few discovery pieces listed at Coppercoins.  If you like something, then by all means collect it.  Just don't expect every split serif you find to be the next 1955 DDO-001.  As a matter of fact, don't expect most of them to even be worth a Venti cup of Starbuck's coffee.[/QUOTE]