Possible 2021 DDO

[Mlarter]

Here is a 2021 Lincoln cent.....is it machine doubling or a doubled die? The reason its a toss up to me is because of the "splitting" on letter. I took photos from different angles to help with light reflection. Thanks for taking a look!

[jcuve]

It is either looks largely like plating disturbance, that could also be die wear. The two phenomena cohabitate the same parts of the periphery on plated Lincoln cents.

[Mlarter]

From what I read it sounds like tha plating disturbance is limited to each single planchet as each one will vary on how it will take a strike. I have multiple examples of this same coin I have found hunting a box of pennies. The same roll of unc. cents that I found this example in had multiple examples. I also comfirm they was striken from the same die because there is a die scratch on Lincoln's forehead on each one.

Can die wear make "splitting" of the letters like this has? Since die wear is one of the main causes of machine doubling; from what i have learned and researched one of the way to determine a doubled die is by the "splitting" of the ends of the letters. And the photos I researched on plating disturbance looks more "wide spread" and not as uniform then what I have.

I'm just trying to get a better understanding of what you are seeing. Thank you

[jcuve]

First and foremost, this is not a doubled die. You need to understand this. And recognize it on other coins.

Like I said, die wear and split plating often cohabitate the same areas along the periphery. So it would be understandable that you have coins with the same die pair exhibiting the same characteristics. And being that the same demarcated sharp edge of the device design on a die split one planchet, it can split another in a similar way the same way machined doubling can look very similar on the same die pair on numerous examples.

Since die wear is one of the main causes of machine doubling

This is not true. Die wear is not involved in machine doubling.

[Mlarter]

Ok thank you for your time to look at the coin. I do see what you are saying. Sorry if it came off wrong. I was just trying to understand so I don't make the same mistake twice.