1995-D Doubled Die Lincoln Cent, Struck Intentionally?
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According to coin dealer Chuck Wishon Sr., he and longtime numismatic expert J.T Stanton visited the Denver Mint sometime in 1996, where an employee showed them examples of a 1995-D Double Die Lincoln Cent. The United States Mint employee told them the doubled dies he showed them were intentionally struck in order to educate mint employees on what a doubled die coin looked like.
At PCGS, we have graded a total of 70 different 1995-D Doubled Die Lincoln Cents in all grades combined. Compare this to the total number of coins we have graded for the 1995-P Doubled Die Lincoln Cent, a figure that currently stands at 11,952.
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I have one of these! Nice for them to get some press, they are very difficult to locate.
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Why in the world would the Denver mint have to intentionally strike this variety when they had a great example of a doubled die already struck in Philadelphia same year that they could easily obtain? This doesnt pass the sniff test.
And how are these found in circulation if they were intentionally struck to educate mint workers? And why make it a minor ddo if education is your goal.
Not buying it
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I remember buying a mint bag for almost 2x cost... what were they $100?
Nearly went blind looking for those damn things.
Cured me of ever buying wheat cents in bulk.
Still want one of those DDO's
Very cool variety and tough coin to locate.
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What? I always knew there was a DD for the 95D, but I thought the doubling were in the same areas as the famous brother(95P). Now I have to rediscover all the 95D's I let go. Thanks for the heads up!
Oh, and to answer your question; No. I don't believe the Mint purposely struck the DD 95d.
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Maybe someone can help me out here. (May be that I don't have an understanding of CURRENT mint procedures).
Did the Denver mint make their own dies in 1995? Historically, (many years previous to 1995, anyway), all dies were made in Philly, and shipped to the branch mints.
(I'm guessing that has changed, or someone more knowledgeable than me would have already objected).
I don't buy it.
So................intentionally struck as a learning tool? Then instead of destroying them they get released into circulation?
Pete
I’m with you bud. I thought that Philly made all dies and shipped to branch mints.
Hmmm, I must be way out of touch.
Why would a Mint worker need to know that? The person who needs to recognize the "accidental" doubling is the person who inspects the dies before passing them to production.
If the P coins are accidental varieties, the Mint wouldn't yet have known they had such a coin at the other Mint until they were found in the wild. Once found in the wild, they aren't available to the Mint.
More to the point: who are they trying to educate that needed to see a struck coin? The dies should be inspected prior to striking for errors such as doubling. Once in production, they should only be deciding when to retire the die.
Is that a scratch or a strike-thru going from his cheek all the way to the back of his head?
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