Hello everyone

[jensteadm]

While going through an old stash of wheat pennies I started to see some interesting things. This prompted me to buy a microscope to get a better look but still had no idea what I might be looking at. The next step was to learn what I could about what I was seeing and that lead me to Coneca. I have learned some interesting things and my new favorite word is cud. lol

[MintErrors]

Welcome ! Microscopes save the eyes. I have been using them for over a decade.

As for interesting things, if you are looking for re-punched mint marks or doubled dies, the websites:

https://coppercoins.com

and

http://varietyvista.com

can both be a big help.

A lot of people have a hard time understanding what machine doubling is, so here is a flyer to help understand....

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Happy hunting !

[mustbebob]

Welcome to the forum. We are glad you're here!

[jensteadm]

Thank you both very much for the welcome. The doubling info is interesting as I am looking at one right now that I am not sure on but I think you just helped.

[MintErrors]

You are welcome, if you have any questions about a coin, feel free to write a post about it. Pick the appropriate Forum whether its Varieties (doubled dies, re-punched mint marks, overdates, over mint marks, misplaced dates, re-punched dates etc) or a Mint error (lamination, off-center, multi-struck, wrong planchet etc). One coin per post. If you can give us your idea/guess of what is in advance, it helps us out. Let us know where on the coin you are focusing on also helps out. We're here to help.