Just wanted to check if this was an error or a common mistake. thanks for any input. This is a regular(?) 1985 D penny for reference. This is the penny with the Slanted Mint mark.
thanks Yeah I'm new to this...obviously..lol I did research it before posting the question on here, but (with what I have noticed) unless you know the exact term used its really hard to find any info on what is unusual and what is not. I am definitely going to invest in some books. Thanks for all your help!
Good idea. Or look up error coins. That should at least give you examples of errors. This might help; http://conecaonline.org/content/glossary.html
Question? If MM were hand punched until 1990, then it is possible to have MD on just the MM and not the date? May sound like a stupid ?, but I was wondering.
Machine doubling can happen anywhere on a coin and yes it can happen on just one device. The more important item that happens is a Repunched Mintmark where the first strike doesn't leave a strong enough mintmark and they have to strike it again. there are some nice doubled and tripled mint marks out there. check out www.coppercoins.com for examples. Richard
Yes, I know of some of those. But, I was asking this question because of a different post. This coin on another post has a MM with what I think is just MD, but the guy insists that the whole date would have to be MD as well. I didn't think so, because before 1990 the MM were added afterwards.
Hi everyone. I just started coin searching and i have a 1985 D Penny i have questions about. Please tell me how too upload my photos . Thanks Bunches.
You make this sound like MM's were hand punched onto each cent. Wrong! "Until the mid 1980's all working dies produced at the Philadelphia Mint had the Mint Mark hand punched into each one individually and sent to the various other Mint Branches for distribution with whatever the destination mint's MM letter was. " From the internet.
The MM were punched into the die after the die received the impression from the master hub. That means if the date was doubled on the die itself it's a doubled die. The MM would not be doubled since it was punched after the hub doubling occurred. Machine doubling happens inside the coining chamber at the time of the striking. The coin bounces or shifts leaving a lighter, flat impression. It is almost always the case that the date and MM would show shelflike doubling since they are so close together. If it is ONLY the MM I would lean toward a RPM. If he would give you a close up pic you could compare it to MM photos on the 3 main doubled die/MM websites most of us check.
Why are these old threads coming back to life? Do people actually search for old topics and revive them? New folks should start their own new threads unless they don't know better
Create a new thread.. And use the correct Numismatic Terminology Doubled Die.. not double die You probably have a worn die strike. We see these all the time. Considered worthless doubling.
