1935 D Lincoln Wheat Doubling Question
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Hello All, is this a form of machine doubling known as Plating Disturbance Doubling?
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Well first cents minted in this year are not plated, so no this could not a problem related to any plating. And perhaps you could post the reference site or material where you read about "Plating Disturbance Doubling".
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It's just worn and maybe polished.
@coinbuf https://www.error-ref.com/other-forms-of-doubling/ I found it here on error-ref. Thank you for the feedback.
Sometimes when a die gets too old the die erosion around design elements forms ripples that mimic doubling. It is not uncommon and not significant.
Thank you for the reference, many people show up here (and other forums) having read about or heard of a term or effect but not really knowing what it means. As you can see from that article this effect happens on the zinc core copper plated cents that were minted from 1982 to current. Cents prior to 1982 (including your 35-D) were solid alloy made mostly from copper. As those coins were not copper plated they do not suffer from the many plating/striking issues that have plagued the zinc core cents like that shown in this error-ref article.
What you see on your coin is die deterioration, the mint has always overused the dies for circulation coinage to get every cent of value from a set of dies. As the die approaches the end of its useful life many times it has become so worn that the edges of the letters and design elements are no longer sharp and metal squeezes out at the time of strike. When that happens you get a mushy look to the letters like you see here between the letters and the rim. Add to that the significant wear this coin has seen while doing its job in circulation.
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@coinbuf @CaptHenway - Thank you as well CaptHenway. Thank you again Coinbuf I appreciated you taking the time to educate me further. I love coin collecting and I’m learning a lot about them from reading and the great people on this forum!