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Does this count as doubling?
fejjins
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Lincoln seems to be out of wack.
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Machine doubling can appear anywhere at any time, but a true doubled die is not random. If a die is doubled then usually many 1000s will be produced.
You didn't show the whole coin or mention the date/mm so I assume you did not use any resources to search for known doubled dies.
Especially for a newer collector,it is a far better use of time to look for doubling only on years/mm with known doubled dies.
post pictures of the whole coin, both sides
I know there is a machine type doubling and a die type doubling. I know one is more collectable then the other. I just try to get information for the things that I am not too sure on. I do see a lot of machine doubling and just try to figure out what is considered valuable or rare. My son and I just started to collect this summer to help pass the time so we are looking at most all pennies we find.
Scrutinizing every coin you get will be a real learning experience, that's for sure.
Just be prepared for most of the weird stuff you find being either machine doubling/worn dies or post mint damage (PMD).
Comparing the two pics I’d say “lighting effect”
One way or another it is not any type of doubling
so do Die Cracks have value?
or is this just cudding? Either way, is this somthing worth hanging on to ........? Its a 1993 d
A cud is a die break that appears at the edge of the coin. Your lumps look like plating bubbles or blisters. If that's what they are they have no value, but you could always start a reference collection for study/comparison.
It looks like a plating blister.
plating bubble
ok thank you. you all have been really helpful. I know not a lot of people are doing this as much any more. but I find it fun to do with my kids.
Go get a couple of boxes of nickels and see how much of an album you can fill.
There are a few that would be hard to find in circulation.
@fejjins ... Good questions, good pictures. We all started to learn about coins in much the same way... collecting change, asking questions, buying books. Good luck, have fun with your son... Cheers, RickO