2006 No Mintmark Penny with Die Crack/Strikethrough/DDR/FS#?" 1 1

[WayneT9639]

  

 

hello again Team,

Just wondering what to call this find and check if this is a known/recognized variety. I do believe I saw a similar variety sold on ebay some years ago when I just heard about coin collecting. My hunch is it may be a minor error/variety since it's not visible with the naked eye. What's your take?

[Coinbuf]

Just a normal coin, nothing else.

[GBrad]

I agree. Any tiny bumps, lumps, lines, or bubbles you are seeing on the reverse (or obverse as well) are a result of blistering to the microscopically thin copper plating on these horrid zinc cored Cents.  Every Cent since "mid" 1982, when the mint transitioned to zinc cored Cents, has suffered from a host of things which is too in-depth to cover in a comment.  Not an error or variety on this one.  Good luck. 

On 3/6/2023 at 11:15 PM, Coinbuf said:

Just a normal coin, nothing else.

 

[powermad5000]

No mintmark means it was struck at the Philadelphia Mint. There is a 2006 'P' DDO variety with clear doubling in the beard, motto, LIBERTY, and date, but I don't see that on your coin. I also agree with the others, as I have seen many anomalies in the copper plating on these type cents.

[GBrad]

On 3/7/2023 at 1:26 AM, powermad5000 said:

No mintmark means it was struck at the Philadelphia Mint. There is a 2006 'P' DDO variety with clear doubling in the beard, motto, LIBERTY, and date, but I don't see that on your coin. I also agree with the others, as I have seen many anomalies in the copper plating on these type cents.

Great info powermad!  The variety you mention is FS-102.  I just wanted to mention that this year Cent (also from the Philadelphia Mint) had another "major" doubled die obverse recognized by TPG's known as FS-101.  FS-101 was the doubled ear variety.  The DDO you mentioned is by far the better of the two recognized varieties and carries a significantly higher premium (2 to 3 times as much) in MS condition.  Just my two humble cents worth here. 👍 

Also....There are numerous minor doubled die reverses for this year which are not TPG recognized. These DDR's all deal with fairly small variations of minor doubling on or around "little Lincoln" within the columns of the Memorial.  They are very minor and sometimes hard to detect, but they are out there and much more plentiful than the two major DDO varieties. Coppercoins.com has a great number of listings for the reverse doubled dies as well as quite a few other minor DDO's. Below is a screenshot of the two major DDO's we have mentioned complements of, and all rights to, Coppercoins.com. Hope this helps and Happy Hunting!!!!!

Edited March 7, 2023 by GBrad