Ezwolf Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Greetings everybody I have a hard time distinguishing machine doubling from True doubling is the word Liberty machine doubling or a worn-out die or a combination of both also on the reverse what's going on with Lincoln looks like he's growing another arm thank you very much people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezwolf Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Sorry I forgot to add pictures my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 MD with a touch of MAD (misaligned die) on the obv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 The pics are a little blurry but it does look like some form of "worthless" machine doubling. You can tell for sure with the coin in-hand using the attached graphic and info at the following site ... https://doubleddie.com/144801.html In the future rest your hand on something when taking pics and then crop them around the coin to improve the resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Hello and welcome! Well, its not a 1993 Lincoln Cent. Seems an 1982 Large Date with a large scratch on the reverse. As for the reverse, if you mean another arm on Lincoln sitting inside the Memorial, you don't have a closeup of that to be able to say. As for the lettering of LIBERTY on the obverse, I would say that is some minor strike doubling typically caused by either a die loose in the press, or the collar not tight around the planchet. It would be an issue of quality control in the high speed presses used and does not add any collector value as it is very common. True doubling produces two clear images at the same height and not in just one letter or legend, but across all the devices. There would be evidence of it on other areas of the coin as either the hub or die slightly rotated or shifted to produce the secondary image on the die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 “Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. This has been a test of the Emergency Rarity Detection System. Had this been an actual rarity, you would have been instructed where to tune for up to the moment information.” Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
