1947-D 1C "Fast7"

[Shleppodella1]

Is this LDS?

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, yes, it appears to be a LDS or VLDS. The working die appears to be very loose and shows some metal flow towards the rim. This kinda resembles the 1955 "poor man's doubled die" but in reality that 55 and this 47D is only worth face value.

Back in the day, they used to punch those mintmarks by hand. It would be done after the working die was complete, minus the mintmark. I have had a lot of questions from folks asking

why is the wheat cent not a doubled die? The date and mintmark is doubled.

When I tell them it's two separate actions. Prior to 1996, in the multi-squeeze era, the working die is made first, minus the mint mark. So, if there is doubling on the working die, it should already been documented. The second thing is, the mintmarks were hand punched later. So, if you see doubling on both it ismore than likely strike related, like machine damage. There are very few years where a doubled die and a repunched mintmark were made, but those are maybe a handful of years.

If you see doubling on coins after 1989 that include the mintmark, it's not a RPM but one should check to see if there are any documented cases of a doubled die.