1986P LCM NEW DOUBLED EAR DISCOVERY???

[Novicetoerr]

Hi again,

Can't wait any longer not to show this potentially new discovery of DOUBLED EAR VARIETY. This could be one of my finer finds (if confirmed), though this is not included on the types of exotic coin errors I collect.

Attached are photos at different angles and exposures.

Thanks,
NVTE

[diamond]

I see nothing of interest here.

[mustbebob]

I don't see anything either. Nothing looks like it is hub doubled at all.

[Novicetoerr]

Thank you both again for your quick insights.

I have attached additional photos of other potential DDs in the obverse.
Have also related them to what I thinlk I'm seeing as Doublings in the ear area.

Thanks, NVTE

[diamond]

There's nothing here of any interest.

[Novicetoerr]

There's nothing here of any interest.

Mike, Thank you again.

One last iamge (the VERTICAL BAR) that would help me understand.
Have attached photo of suspected origin.

Would respectfully request that you add, at least, for my minimum understanding, what you meant of no interest here. Are there doublings(but only mistaken for DD), or no doublings at all? I'm not trying to raise interest but just would like to help me understand.

Sincerely, NVTE

[diamond]

The "vertical bar" is probably just the result of die deterioration. The comment "nothing of interest" encompasses imaginary doubling, minor die deterioration doubling, and minor machine doubling. Just trying to save time as you submit an endless string of all three and we've tired of responding with any specifics. Should you actually come up with a doubled die, we'll let you know. By now you should know what one looks like.

[Novicetoerr]

Mike, appreciate your clarification.

Is there a norm or defined boundary for minor and major DDs in the community of collectors? Not receving comments for minor DDs "may" lead to mis-interpretation of a non expert poster (like me), that I am erroneously mis-identifying a non-DD as DD.


Thanks, NVTE

[diamond]

I never said we wouldn't bother with minor doubled dies. There is no agreed-upon threshold between major and minor doubled dies. It's a subjective determination. I personally have no interest in minor doubled dies that cannot be seen with a 10x hand lens, but many variety hounds -- including some on this site -- do find them worth recording. I suppose even among variety hounds there is a threshold below which they lose interest. These would be ones so subtle they're only detectable on extremely high magnfication.

[wavysteps]

There is a very simple answer to the doubled dies. All dies made with multiple hubbing are doubled dies; the degree of doubling seen is dependent on the amount of magnification used. The amount of magnification that must be used is indirectly proportional to the collectors interest. Simply stated, doubling seeing without the add of any magnification ranks highest among variety collectors. As the magnification needed to see the doubling increase, the interest in that particular die decreases until you reach a threshold point where even though there is doubling, no one has any interest in it at all.

Since you have made your presence known on this forum, mostly all if not all of your post have been made concerning doubling (or other anomalies) of very little or no interest to the variety collector. While your persistence is admirable, you do not seem to want to grasp the significance of what has been said by many of the people who have answered your post.

My suggestion to you is to go out and buy any of the new 2009 series cent rolls and start looking through those. If your aim is to be noticed, searching through rolls of 2009 Lincoln cents will afford you the best chance of finding that significant doubled die that maybe a new find. It may also give you an insight to what a doubled die really is. Heaven knows, there are enough doubled dies to be found in the 2009 cents and with four sites documenting the dies, self attribution is made very easy.

Give it a try and hopefully, it will give you a new direction.

BJ Neff