So what ever happend to the US Mint not making DD anymore?

SemperFI

I thought due to the new method of minting the coins now that it was impossible for teh US Mint to make anymore DDs. So far this year, there is the Nickel and now the Lincoln Cent?
2004 Lincoln Cent

kranky

I recently read in either CW or NN where someone from the Mint admitted that they sometimes have to use two impressions even though in theory it's a "single squeeze" method.

1956Quarter

Personally, I think this cent is a joke. If you have to magnify the coin 20,000 times to see something like an alleged doubling, then its not doubling. Look at a true double die cent such as the 1955, you can see it with the naked eye, thats a doubling. Every coin out there if you magnify it enough will show the signs he is displaying in that auction. Its akin to a Democrat losing an election, they'll just keep recounting until the Dem wins aka Washington State. So keep magnifying until you see something out of the ordinary and declare a rarity has been found. BUNK!

Maconlock

Funny, you need a bio magnifyer to see it and to show your mates.

cladking

While the doubling may be slight and interest few collectors for this reason, the fact
remains that it is a variety and does differentiate one die from another. Studying these
varieties can be very educational and there are those who collect or watch them. This
very thread has explained how these happen. There are other possibilities.

Now it will be interesting to learn why some dies need a second impression or if it merely
occurs through error.

pharmer

It's partly a rarity thing. When only one or two are known to exist, and a lot of people find out about them, the competiton to get them and thus the price are going to go through the roof. There's also a lot more work involved in using that magnifier to search carefully through thousands or more to find one, than there is in driving down to the coin shop and plunking down your card, and the reward is thus greater.

nwcs

For me, I was fascinated by the fact that the mint said they could never happen again. Makes me wonder about other possibilities. Still, I'd rather find one than buy one.

coppercoins

The doubling on the reverse of this and similar coins is easily visible with a 5-10X magnifier. It is quite obvious, especially to those who have some experience looking at the design of the Lincoln cent. While I agree that some of the more modern doubled dies are less than valuable, I take issue with this particular die. It is a major doubled die, especially for a single squeeze year.

richbeat

Even with the single squeeze method, it is still possible to have a doubled die, though much, much less likely than before.