1 cent 1943, Doubled-Die Obverse??? 0

[HristoYordanov]

Hello, I’m looking for information about this coin. I think that this cent is 1943, Doubled-Die Obverse but I can’t find an information about the price.

[HristoYordanov]

[RWB]

Nope. Does your coin look like the 1955 doubled die cent in the Guide Book? No.

[HristoYordanov]

Nope, It doesn’t look like 1955, Doubled-Die cent, but it looks like 1936, Doubled-Die cent.

[MAULEMALL]

NGC accepts these as DDs 

 

[HristoYordanov]

In my opinion it is clearly 1943, Doubled-Die cent.

[MAULEMALL]

1 hour ago, HristoYordanov said:

In my opinion it is clearly 1943, Doubled-Die cent.

OK.

[Coinbuf]

Your coin appears to have been struck with worn dies and you are seeing die erosion and some strike doubling, from your photos I do not see clear signs of this being any known DDO for this date/mm.  But as you seem convinced please update us with your results after you send this coin in to be authenticated.   Also please in the future show us photos of the entire coin (both sides) not just a portion of it, and clearly point out what you are questioning/showing us about the coin.  Cuts way back on the guessing.

[Greenstang]

Doesn't look like a DDO to me, looks more like Double Die Deterioration with the flow lines and the way the doubling is running towards the border.

[l.cutler]

It does appear to be die deterioration to me.  Die deterioration was severe with the steel cents due to the harder steel planchets.

 

[DWLange]

Die erosion can cause a similar effect as seen on that coin, but in this instance it's too severe to have occurred without assistance. This coin is one of the many thousands of "processed" pieces, dull and worn 1943 cents that were stripped down to the bare steel, re-plated with zinc and then whizzed to make them bright. These were sold throughout the 1950s-60s, though in most instances the sellers disclosed that the coins' surfaces were enhanced.

[JKK]

23 hours ago, HristoYordanov said:

In my opinion it is clearly 1943, Doubled-Die cent.

 

Then by all means send it in and get it graded.

[James_OldeTowne]

I'm probably wrong, but my first reaction was: Chinese fake.