Any idea what is going on with this coin?

JRocco

This is a clean 89P Lincoln LDS that is showing a wild spread on the E in WE and a die break(?) on the W. It is a 65+ Rd coin that shows no other varieties obv. or rev. Any ideas?

JRocco

ttt. Anyone?

Dennis88

I have no idea, but it are nice pics!!

Dennis

wjd283

That's pretty wierd.I have no clue,but I'd hang onto it.

Cam40

i would say its a form of mechanical or strike doubling.
late die state coins lend themselfs to this type of doubling
as a matter of course.
it could be called die deterioration doubling or abrasion doubling.

nice find

JRocco

ttt ?

BowAxe

You could send it to Jim Wiles, attributor for CONECA, who would give you an opinion for a nominal fee. My guess would be machine doubling, but it's still very interesting. How did you make the nice high-magnification photos?

keets

machine doubling.

al h.

JRocco

Thank you all for the replies. I got those pics on one of those Digital Blue magnifiers. It is the QX3 model and it is nice, but it is not in the same league as a real microscope. Someday I will treat myself and get myself a real model. As for that coin, I assume it must be MD, but it sure is odd MD if that is what it is. The rest of the coin is clean. Odd.