2022 Lincoln cent double die

bernardhempfling

Is this a double die?

OAKSTAR

No, die cracks.

coinbuf

@OAKSTAR said:
No, die cracks.

That would be incorrect. @bernardhempfling your coin is exhibiting die erosion doubling, just one of the worthless look alike forms of doubling that is not real hub doubling.

johnny9434

Auction site $35000 😈 (not)

BustHalfBrian

Looks more like die erosion to me, but I'd need to see more pics to confirm.

WAYNEAS

How about some pictures of the whole coin both front(obverse) and back(reverse)?
It appears from what little that I can see that it is die deteriation.
Wayne

bernardhempfling

bernardhempfling

bernardhempfling

Hopefully the new pictures help. Thanks for everyone's input.

bernardhempfling

@coinbuf, @WAYNEAS please see pics.

coinbuf

@bernardhempfling said:
@coinbuf, @WAYNEAS please see pics.

Same answer. This happened when the coin was struck, a true hub doubled coin happens when the die is made not when the coin is struck.

bernardhempfling

Thanks for your input.

DCW

Great pics, though! With clear photography you will get clear answers. Keep looking and you will find some real varieties.
I had great fun searching cents in the past, and I still pick up some rolls now and then.

Just a tip from my experience. Get a good loupe that's comfortable on the eyes. If the coin you are looking at requires you to tilt, squint, wonder, and adjust the lighting all over the place...move on. Even if it is a variety, it's probably too minor to have a premium. The shield cents are full of such "doubled dies," identifiable only by slight thickness of lettering or a notch in the "Y."
I have often joked that this "Y" is short for "Why bother?" 😆
If you haven't checked out Chuck Daugherty's site, it will help you in your searches, along with your understanding:

https://coppercoins.com/advsearch.php

Good luck

bernardhempfling

Thanks @DCW