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2003 D Cent

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Coin roll hunting and found two different 2003 D cents. Notice the distances between the letters in USA.
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Please post images of the entire coin and of the design initials. Thanks

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Must look close. Pics don't do justice. Between M an E and O and F are definitely different gaps. Also the fonts on the dark coin are smaller/thinner. Looked all over the net for an explanation but no dice.

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Here ya go. Don't expect it to be wide AM. Just wondering about the differences mentioned before.
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Could be caused by wear and shadows of toning.

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Thanks

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Daniel wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 6:25 pm Could be caused by wear and shadows of toning.
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Ive wondered about this type of occurance also. From what Ive come to understand ( if i got this correct ), typically when the devices get smaller, its due to the die wearing out. Even if there dosent seem to be much loss of sharp strike. When the devices get larger, and are still sharp, it CAN be a symptom of an error. ( not always) So in short, Smaller=die wear and Larger CAN= error....thats my understanding anyway...

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Doubled dies make the devices thicker and strike doubled coins make the devices smaller, but that is it on device sizes and varieties.

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ave13co wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 6:08 pm Here ya go. Don't expect it to be wide AM. Just wondering about the differences mentioned before.
I see the differences you are referring to, but I believe you would need to find an uncirculated EDS (Early Die State) struck coin to be able to compare properly and rule out die wear or polishing.

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