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Has there been a 1943 steel cent double die obverse found? PIC ADDED 9/3/10

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Hi, I went through some old sets I got many years ago and found a pretty good/solid double die obverse steel 1943 penny/cent. Date is d.d. and the word liberty is also. It's not way off like the 1955 but not like the poor mans dd either that resembles the poor mans dd.. So, if there have been some out there, how much in MS 65 or MS 66? thanks.

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Before you send to NGC, make sure it is one of their selected varieties - they won't tell you anything if its not.

 

And for the best Lincoln cent double die reference around, check out www.coppercoins.com If it exists, its probably on that site.

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There probably is, but there are also a ton of Machine doubled coins out there as well. A lot of reprocessed steel cents also take on a doubled appearance as well. Pictures would be helpful in providing a better answer.

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We receive many 1943 cents for variety attribution as doubled-die obverse, and they almost always turn out to be examples of simple die erosion. This seems to be very common with steel cents. Eroded mintmarks also prompt a lot of submissions for D/D or S/S, but these too are mostly false alarms. Studying the appendices in The Cherrypickers' Guide will save collectors a lot of time and money.

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