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1957 Lincoln Wheat Cent
Vin71
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Here is another one, i had tucked in a sleeve.
This wheat cent is in spectacular condition, canr believe I had it. Also does it seem like it has doubling on the year.
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I see a die chip and maybe some MD or die erosion.
I am not up on the die varieties of Lincoln cents - is there a known DD for this date/MM? If not, then the chances of finding one (the first one) are pretty much zero. A die with doubling would have been used to strike many thousands of cents, one or more of which would have been discovered many years ago.
On the other hand, if 57D has a known variety with doubling of the date then congratulations!
There appears to be a die chip on the "5". The coin looks like it has been polished,
Good to see people are still searching. That's promising and instills hope.
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In 1957 mint marks were punched into the die by hand. This is after the die was made. When you see doubling on the mintmark AND the coin itself it is usually Machine Damage Doubling.
A good example of this is the 1969-S Cent.
Notice how the devices are doubled but not the mintmark.
Hope this helps.............
Pete
Machine doubling is a funny thing. Sometimes very hard to explain why
it effects some areas of a coin and not others, but machine doubling
is not a true doubled die or a hub doubled die.
Look at this 57D I have as as example.
@JRocco....That is a unique and extreme example of machine doubling... certainly a keeper, thanks for sharing that one. Cheers, RickO
I agree, given the mechanics of a one piece die striking a piece of metal it's hard to imagine how that happens.
Bob
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Excellent example.