It's not a 1917 wheat penny DDO...right?
dbrookeryan
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Newbie here.
My grandparents own to drive in in the 50s, and also collected wheat pennies, so give this to say I've got a ton of weeks that I'm sorting through.
I'm 99.9% sure this is not a 1917 DDO.
I know how rare that is and I doubt that this is one, but I wanted to have someone else take a look.
Thanks for any information. As it's worn I've done the standard look for indicators and I see some markers that could be but once again I'm not thinking it is, I want someone else to verify that.
ThanksDB Ryan
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BustHalfBrian
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It's hard to tell from your pics, but it doesn't look like the DDO to me. I think the extra thickness you're seeing in the lettering and numbers in the date was caused by general circulation wear, rather than the doubling of those features.
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Welcome to the forum!
I'm not seeing it as a DDO.
Check the photos here.
http://www.varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/1917PDDO001.htm
Your coin has circulation on the date that could cause some confusion, look at the R in Trust.
It should match exactly and it is close enough to the rim to protect it from circulation damage.
Okay you both been very helpful in answering my question another one here I have a 1916d but it's very very dark brown in color doesn't look rusted or corroded, why the darkness? I don't have anything else that looks like that please see the attached pictures.
Sometimes really dark or black coins have been in a fire.
Hard to say exactly what happened to your coin because we were not there when it happened.
@dbrookeryan... Welcome aboard. Your first cent is not a DDO...just wear making the letters and numbers look fat. The second cent is dark due to environmental damage... heavy tarnish due to time in dirt or other surroundings. I have seen cents that dark that I have found in fields. Cheers, RickO