Thinking 97 double ear

[VAB2013]

I bet ya'll will be glad when I get a better camera! So will I! Anyway, last night I popped open 2 rolls and looked at that 2006P until I was blue in the face. And the first coin I pick up this morning looks like a double ear

[willbrooks]

Sorry, Vivian, that's a normal ear for the date. Look at some other 97 cents side by side and you'll see what I mean.

[Roller]

Sorry. I see just one ear. But then I'm half deaf (according to my wife).

[VAB2013]

Thank you all, and with all due respect I will put this coin aside until I get a better camera. Matter of fact, I am going to withhold any further postings until I get a better set up because it is not a fair representation of what I am seeing. And, it's got to be frustrating to you all as well. What I see is on this coin is an ear lobe on top of another one with a distinct separation between the two and I apologize that the photo does not show that. I am not trying to dispute your word, just trying to explain what I am seeing that I am unable to capture in photos.

[coop]

A new camera might help, but consider you lighting first. If you have too much light or a light that is not diffused, then you will get images that are glaring. You might want to consider this first. A single light source is best for taking images. When you have two lights, you will get two shadows and have too much glare. Even a secondary source like a room light or sunlight may give you light that is not desired.

[VAB2013]

Coop, my x BF had the perfect camera with macro settings and lenses. So... I bought a Carson zPix 200, terrible glare, then I bought a Carson zOrb and it has 4 LED's. Therein lies my problem.

[kloccwork419]

Clearly not the doubled ear. Glare wouldn't change this one. Its a normal coin

[enamel7]

Look at my avatar. That is what it should look like. Not a little, not close. They will always look the same. It is in the design on the die. All coins made with the die will always look the same.

[VAB2013]

Ok, leave it to me to find a weird earlobe. After I tried to make some adjustments to my camera, this is what I came up with. Honestly, what I am seeing is a strange ear and it looks like two lobes to me. Perhaps this ear just took a hit, something caused it to curl up.

[Maineman750]

It's pretty much normal...maybe a hit on the east....but the main thing is that the normal size of the ear has nothing added.....that's where overlays help.

[VAB2013]

Thank you all for your time and trouble, and thanks very much Maineman for helping me put this ear to rest!

[coop]

Here is a great image for this variety:

Note the lower edge of the earlobe. You can see it better in that location.

[VAB2013]

Here is a great image for this variety:

Note the lower edge of the earlobe. You can see it better in that location.

Thank you coop... but that pic just makes me wonder again (please don't tell Maineman) because my coin has the same strange business going on at the top of the ear (at the hair) as the one in the picture you are referencing. Either way, I will just consider it a strange ear and let it go...

[coop]

Note the lower arrow. Looks at the horizontal full line on the first lobe. Note how it runs horizontal and then turns NW/SE. If you coin doesn't have this then it is not die 001. It kind of reminds me of the Arizona Border line. LOL

[VAB2013]

Note the lower arrow. Looks at the horizontal full line on the first lobe. Note how it runs horizontal and then turns NW/SE. If you coin doesn't have this then it is not die 001. It kind of reminds me of the Arizona Border line. LOL

Coop thank you, it took me a minute to figure out what you are saying but now I realize you are referring to the image you posted above. I see the squareness of the top ear lobe on your example and that helps tremendously!