So much to learn still! Got some new ones , let's hear it from the wise
Mrs.Denton
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Ok , picked out these from my collection . I have so much to learn so please feel free to insert advice and information here..
One is in my opinion a very worn double die under liberty and the other one has a wood grain toning.
Thumbs up if I'm right ! 
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Go to http://varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/DDO 1951-S.htm, showing the doubled dies for that date.
Identify which one of those matches your coin EXACTLY.
Report here what you have found.
If you can't find another example that matches yours EXACTLY, then you have not found a doubled die.
For your second coin, "wood grain toning" is simply a description of appearance. Does it look like wood? Great, there you go.
Is there some reason you're looking at your collection this way? If you're trying to find something of value, this isn't going to get you there.
Don't see it. The experts here will treat you better if you do a little homework for yourself first. Look on Variety Vista to see if on exists for the date. The 1937 is a wood grain cent. You can look that up also to see what caused it.
All of us started out knowing very little. Many of us had little help before the Internet. See if there is a coin club in your area. Good luck!
coin #1 - 👎
coin #2 - 👍
That green spot is verdigris.
You seem to be interested in variety cents so let’s start with what it took me years to learned. You must first understand the minting process as in how a coin is made from start to finish so that you can understand how a variety or error (two separate terms you must know the difference) occur. This should also include the difference between how a business strike and a proof cent are made - again, two different processes.
Next you should read and understand the reasons why variety cents occur and a host of acronyms that are used like RPM, DDO, DDR, MPD, etc. People are collecting for the past time, the history, and comradery, and not to get rich quick. If your goal is to only find something of value, I highly suggest you do something else.
Eventually you should figure out which if any of these cents you would be interested in finding and focus on them. Probably the easiest to start with are re punched mint marks (RPM’s) focus on the most obvious and as your knowledge grows, so will your ability to find the less obvious.
Now here is the kicker – you can’t be making stuff up. Experts have spent years to search and locate and generously have made available their findings with books, photos, web pages, showing you the variety coins, and the identifying markers with different die stages (yet another term you need to know) because of their love for the hobby for beginners like you and old timers like me to use. And thus trying to identify a tiny die scratch, die chip, die gouge (yes even MORE terms you need to know) which are often used as identification markers of a variety cent cannot be done on worn cents.
I get it, you don’t have the cash to buy uncirculated rolls to search. But a lot of stuff can be found on circulated coins if you only had the knowledge first. We can help you with the confirmation of a variety if in doubt, we can’t ID any coin that is a worn or corroded slug. We cannot force feed the information that took me years to learn. And we can’t help you get rich quick because that’s what we see folks on YouTube and reddit say.
So look at Variety Vista, John Wexler’s and Copper Coins sites and learn to id this cent and come back here once you figured it out – and then we can talk some more.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235976981217
WS
I'll do some more homework for sure ! Thanks for the advice !
So the very worn looking one isn't a double die then? It's really hard to see and capture a pic same time. Let me try a different camera. Brb
Additional pictures won't change anyone's assessment. The first picture was enough to know.
Here is the advice you requested. See the below quoted from @PeakRarities. One other piece of advice from me; if you make another post of obviously damaged pocket change and it is apparent that you have done zero work, the responses will likely become unkind very quickly. And rightfully so.
That’s great to hear, unfortunately our forum search feature is essentially useless, and we don’t expect that to change any time soon. What many of use do is use a normal Google search, followed by the words “collectors universe forum”.
For example, if you wanted to know about the 1972 doubled die variety, there are a myriad of threads about the subject but searching the forum would likely yield old irrelevant threads. In Google’s search field, you would type “1972 doubled die cent collectors universe forum” , and you would be led here.
https://www.google.com/search?q=1972+doubled+die+collecors+universe+forums&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
Separately, we only forewarn you about the frequent posting of pocket change because it’s such a common occurrence here, and doing so indicates that a member is unwilling to learn, and expects others to do all the work for them. Posting in such a manner will not help your credibility here, but contrarily, experienced members would eagerly help someone taking the initiative to make a conscious effort before posting. There are other “members” who have been posting the same ordinary pocket change for YEARS, and can not seem to grasp that concept.
As suggested, it would serve you well to learn the basics about the minting process, and focus on coins that already have known varieties. The likelihood of finding a discovery coin that hasn’t already been documented is slim to none. If your post has clear pictures of the entire coin, and you specifically tell us what error or variety that you think the coin may be, and what you’re seeing that led you to that conclusion, the feedback you receive will be a reflection of that (though some have an abrasive communication style no matter what), try not to take it personally
In fewer words, avoid making people work to understand your posts, because quality input yields quality output. It’s akin to the “give a man a fish…teach a man to fish…” idiom, and people here will be friendlier and more helpful . If you stick around, you will quickly see what happens in the opposite end of the spectrum…😅.
Here is a very informative thread for new members that lays out many other best practices, I’d encourage you to peruse this thread for some helpful tips.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1107307/newposters-read-this-before-posting#latest
Anyway, glad to see you found your way back to the hobby, we look forward to your continued participation here 🙂.
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I see what you are seeing under Liberty, but that's not what a doubled die looks like. I really can't tell what it is with the poor condition of the coin, quite likely just damage.