1996 D double die obverse date?

[Kotyerae]

Hello. I just got me a new microscope and I think I might have come across a ddo but not for sure. Just looking for an expert eye and advise. Last two pictures are just for reference showing that the light doesn't cast a shadow.

[Kotyerae]

Can no one explain to me what's going on with this coin?

[occnumis2021]

not any ddos there.

you will want to visit some sites/read books that show a lot of comparisons of actual doubling vs machine doubling and also look at sites/books/pdfs etc that show official listings so you can see which years have known ddo/ddr etc and which don't.

if you have a date/mm that is not on any list, the odds of you having a new once is VERY low as there are so many people looking for so long, new ones are very difficult to come by at this point.

your image have a little too much light. hope it helps

are those images form the scope or a screenshot?

[ClashDie]

The copper cladding on the pennies minted post 1982 have this issue, it is a sort of annealing issue. When struck they push the copper next to the numbers and create a type of machine doubling. It's a learning curve. I thought the same as you at first. One has to be optimistic to ever hope to find the new varieties. They are scarce but new one's found all the time. Of course, when hundreds of thousands are produced, they certainly have been found; but when the number produced is 10k or less, who knows how many remain or how many have never been found? My very 1st ddo was a 1972 penny variety that I found sorting through change. I tossed it because I was told the penny was in such bad shape that nobody would want it...then, found out it was one that is worth money in any condition. Maybe only $10?? but still.
There are a few ddo's that look very similar to the one you have pictured, but there needs to be separation and it's even better is the doubling is asymmetric to the origingal device.

[Petespockets55]

This is a form of plating disturbance and not from the die being doubled.