1957-D Doubled Dies

[VAB2013]

Thank you Ray for posting the other 1957D doubled die for us to see! Thank you Bob for saving us some time trying to figure this one out! Gave us more time to admire Ray's awesome photo!

[mustbebob]

Gave us more time to admire Ray's awesome photo!

I can sit here and admire Ray's coin photos for hours.

[joel]

What a great double hobby you have Ray: coin collecting and photography!! You are a master of both!! Amazing!!

[ray_parkhurst]

What a great double hobby you have Ray: coin collecting and photography!! You are a master of both!! Amazing!!

Creating a single photo which can be used for documenting the die markers of an entire Lincoln Cent has been a goal of mine since 2009. It was the whole reason I got into coin photography in the first place, and has driven most of my my photographic learning and experimenting. I still have some refinements to make in lighting and such, but I feel like I have reached the goal, and it is already paying off in helping me to attribute varieties that have long been in my "rainy day" pile.

[joel]

You are definitely driven Ray and what a great asset you are to Lincoln collectors and LCF!! Thanks for all you do!!

[jfines69]

On 1DO-014/DDO-005... There are several markers on CCs 014 http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/d...&die_state=mds that match up quickly - The die gouge in the hair and also the die dot on the 5 however all of VVs 005 samples have damage to the 5 at the spot of the die dot... Both CCs 014 and VVs 005 http://varietyvista.com/01a%20LC%20D...957DDDO005.htm show a die dot (gouge) south of the ER in LIBERTY that is not on yours... I would think yours is an EDS??? On the rev the only thing I see that may match CCs are some small die dots along the south side of the E of ONEs lower horizontal bar... There are still a couple on CCs MDS sample but not many??? I am in with EDS on both dies... I really like your photos!!!

[jfines69]

I will come back for the other coin!!!

Added - I looked at the 2nd coin... Very nice... I can see why it would not show up after being in circulation for long...Excellent photos Ray!!!