Here is a look at the 1947 Lincoln Cent DDO-001. This one is a 1947 Lincoln Cent DDO FS-101. The doubling on this 1947 Lincoln Cent DDO-001 is evident on the motto of IN GOD WE TRUST, as well as on the “9” of the date.
1947 Lincoln Cent DDO-001 – A closer look
This one is a 1947 Lincoln Cent DDO-001 FS-101. The doubling on this 1947 Lincoln Cent DDO-001 is evident on the motto of IN GOD WE TRUST, as well as on the “9” of the date.
It begins subtle on the letters of “IN”. I have added arrows to show where I see the doubling. I am not sure what happened to the norther area of the letters but it did not seem to affect the doubled die that much. It is more pronounced on the “N” vice the “I”. Look for the classic “cookie cutter lines” in the stronger doubled dies. That shows where on impression is placed on top of another (2 or more impressions). Its shows the amount of separation between each impression. This 1947 Lincoln Cent DDO-001 shows only a limited amount of doubling and surely does not rival the Lincoln cent doubled dies of 1955, 1958, 1969-S or 1972.
As we go round the IN GOD WE TRUST motto, we will see how the doubling occurred on this 1947 Lincoln Cent DDO-001and can get a basic idea of the direction. The where the strongest area of the doubling is, we reference a “K” number, just like on clocks. This method is also used in Off-Centers errors. WE might be able to tell the direction of the rotation. is it Clockwise or Counter-clock wise?
In the photo below, the doubling on GOD is a little stronger. It appears that the weaker impression was done done to the west, but let’s not jump to conclusions before we look over the entire motto. IF this weaker is to the West it may mean the direction of the doubling was clockwise, since the stronger primary impression is to the right (clock wise).
The “WE” below is a bit stronger and showing some great cookie cutter style lines. Again, these letters show the weaker impression to the west with the stronger impression to the right. This also shows its a doubled die since all of the doubling appears from the same direction.
IF this was machine damage, one of the impressions would be a lot lower, step or shelf like and may show shearing from where some metal may have been scraped away or one of the impressions would look flat.
The impressions here look close to the same height and from the same direction so far, and its solidifying an attribution for a doubled die.
The letters of “TR” from TRUST are a little bit stronger than the letters of WE. Almost all areas of these letters show a nice doubling. Unless the rest of the letters in TRUST show up stronger, this may be the general direction the doubling is centered on. The “T and R” also show a weaker impression to the West and a stronger impression to the East so, its more than likely that this doubled die was rotated in a Clockwise direction.
The letters below, “UST” of TRUST show a decent amount of doubling with a moderate strength. It appears that the doubling only affected the “U and S”. The “T” may show some damage, but the leg of the “T” appears to be a bit thicker. The “U” is probably as strong as the “TR”, so that is a decent assessment. The “U” is so strong that you can see two sets of upper legs on the “U”. The curve at the bottom left of the “U” appears to be damage as it does not conform to the shape of that “U”.
Below, let’s look quickly at the date. It appears there might be something going on with the “19”. To the bottom right of the “1” there is a split serif. Since this coin is circulated, the ability to see any dramatic doubling has been worn away some. On the “9” we get to see two nubs at the curl.
Below is the “47”. Again with area shows some wear and with that some of the better details of the doubling have been worm away. I can still see some of the split serifs, mainly on some of the corners of the numbers. Believe me, I tried to light this area up and show all of it with way more focus on the notching / split serifs, but the glare from the lights was too much. This photo to me is acceptable to see the nothing on both letters.
This 1947 Lincoln cent doubled die was a neat find within my collection of stuff I have in storage. I will have to rummage around and see if I have any more boxes that have some dramatic doubled dies within to share here or on my website.
I hope this educates and rings the bell for those who are having a bit of trouble identifying the difference between a true doubled die and machine damage.
The website I used to attribute this coin was:
http://varietyvista.com/01a%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%201/1947PDDO001.htm
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