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1972 DDO

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: CENTS - LINCOLN, MEMORIAL REVERSE
Item Description: 1C 1972 DOUBLED DIE OBV
Full Grade: NGC MS 67 RD
Owner: Cellgazer

Owner Comments:

This strongly doubled die is one of the most visually dramatic varieties in the Lincoln Memorial cent series. It caused a sensation when it was first discovered in 1972 and collector interest has never faded. The entire obverse is fully doubled, with the doubling clear both on the legends, IN GOD WE TRUST and LIBERTY, and on the date. Each element shows a slightly offset replication of itself. The variety was created when the die that struck the coins was produced, and it received two misaligned impressions of the design from the hub. The doubling was then struck on each coin in the same way.

Garrett, Jeff; Schechter, Scott; Bressett, Kenneth; Bowers, Q. David (2011-03-04). 100 Greatest US Modern Coins (Kindle Locations 959-963). Whitman Publishing. Kindle Edition.

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