1992 Lincoln 1C DDR-001 1-R-V-CCW K10

[Conan62]

I would like your opinion on this 1992 Lincoln 1C possible DDR-001. The Coneca website doesn’t have pictures but variety Vista does and it looks very similar except for the designer initials. I see doubling in the United States of America left side of letters which fades out towards the CA in America, One Cent, and the building left side. I have reviewed all websites I appreciate your opinion and I appreciate you taking a look thank you

[occnumis2021]

no images.

[Conan62]

[MintErrors]

The bluish areas around the letters is split plating. This means the coin was struck pretty hard damaging the copper layer.it exposed the zinc layer below the copper plating.

The left side of the reverse as you look at the coin looks like machine doubling, aka worthless doubling. It looks lower, damages to some degree and shelf or step like.

Doubled dies are working dies made of steel. When the working die receives more than one impression, it's in steel, and the areas where doubling show on the documented photos by attributors are the only areas that the doubled die should be on your example.

Variety vista states....
Description: Medium spread on designer's initials, with light spread on AMERICA and CENT.

[Conan62]

Thanks Gary, I’m going to read your reply slowly while looking at the image so I can digest exactly what you’re saying. Thank you so much for your reply. I appreciate your expertise. I’m sure you understand that new coin collectors are told machine doubling looks like flat but not always flat. Double die has notches but not always notches. It gets confusing at times. I appreciate you all thanks

[MintErrors]

One of the best pieces of advice I can give to anyone who struggles with the difference between a doubled die (prior to 1996) and machine doubling is:

• Doubled dies tend to have the devices (letters, numbers, people, buildings or animals etc.) wider/thicker.
• Doubled dies tend to be off-axis, either north, south, east or west. typically the area(s) affected show doubling in that same general direction.
• Doubled dies also tend to be close to the same height. The press that makes the working dies tend to use the same pressure on all working dies. This means that each impression that is sunk into the working die should be to the same depth. Then, when the working die eventually makes a coin, what is sunk into the working die, is raised upon the coin. This can be seen by search for the 1955 Lincoln cent doubled die, the 1958, 1969-S and the 1972. All of these are very dramatic doubled dies. My point here is to look at the height of each impression. Whether the DDO or DDR is dramatic or slight, it should be close to the same height.