1978 penny error?

I found a 1978 penny and I want to know if you guys think this is am error or something. Hopefully the pictures do it justice. First the D mint mark seems shrunken to me. it's tiny in comparison to all the other poems I have. Then take a look at the left shoulder. There is a print of a circle with something in it that I cannot make out. What do you guys think.
Alysia

 

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The circle is a stain. The mint mark is rather small but not unusual. I'm afraid you have a normal circulated penny.

 

Small, but not that unusual. Find some more errors and post them here. Good pictures, welcome to CoinTalk.

 

I noticed a small DD error in the " In God we trust " motto. "T" and "R" are DD. Just check your coin with magnifier.

 

What is a DD error? Please don't give the OP the false impression that this coin is worth more than 1 cent. T and R are DD? What does that mean?

 

If you mean Doubled Die.. NO
You are incorrect. No errors on this Cent.

 

I didn't say that your coin worth more than one cent. If you don't know DD error why you are here. It is not a beginners training courses.

 

You still haven't explained yourself.. DD?
I have been on Cointalk for a few years now and a collector of errors and varieties for 30 years.. No beginner here.

 

Good morning and welcome to CT Alysia! Nothing special about your penny. No errors and not a Doubled Die (DD). Feel free to post pictures and questions as most of us welcome them. If you're unsure this is a good place to learn but you've gotta ask. Most of us are pleased to share our knowledge. Enjoy the humor and sarcasm as both are over done.

 

Sure it is.

 

If it is such a burden to respond to the inquires of those who know less about the subject than you, I would suggest keeping you valued opinions to yourself.

 

some of the people can be rude and sarcastic (98% of the time) in these digital walls. Don't take it seriously, and that was a perfect response. Welcome and enjoy coin rolling and happy hunting....Dan G.

 

I know what a doubled die is. I have a lot of them that I found roll searching. I thought you were saying it is a doubled die but it is obviously not. If you look up 1978 pennies their aren't any obverse varieties for that year. For the sake of giving you a chance to explain yourself I asked what you meant by DD.
It is better to study before you tell someone else they have a doubled die since it could set them up for a big let down.

 

Everyone here was respectful to you and I told you the truth without sarcasm. The other newbie (M.V.) was telling you you had something you did not. I was correcting him when he got defensive and insulted me. No one insulted you.
Keep searching and you will eventually find something.

 

simple die erosion.

 

Doubled die isn't a variety. It is an error and can happen any time and any year during the Minting process. Sometimes people want to know others opinions but don't able to accept that. I just saw the photos and maybe I wasn't correct with error.

 

I don't think you will get to many people to agree with that statement

Even TPG's don't label a Doubled Die as an error.

 

"Doubled die IS a variety. It is NOT an error."

There. I fixed your error.

 

How can you fix my error if you don't know doubled die is a variety or just Mint error.

 

Do you think that doubled die is a variety? OMG. Do you think that US Mint produced coins which have doubled die variety with doubled Mottos ,dates and mint marks?