1972 lincoln cent real doubled die or machine doubling?

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1972 lincoln cent real doubled die or machine doubling?

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It is slightly off center and the date is doubled a bit. Machine error or real double?
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Re: real or machine

#2 Unread post by Daniel »

It is shelf like and is not a doubled die.

Here's some examples of 1972 Doubled Die Lincoln Cents. There's many different types of these and most are not worth much but all are fun to find an ID.
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