2016 D double ear lobe?

[dinkyblue]

It is interesting to me that there are so many of them. I can't say that all of them are DDOs but the anomaly all appear in and around the same area and most have the same shape. For myself, if they are that plentyfull I'm wondering if collecting them is really worth it. I just started to examine them recently, I would just toss them back into circulation and look for the older ones. I have found numerous ones.....................Dan

[centMD]

It is interesting to me that there are so many of them. I can't say that all of them are DDOs but the anomaly all appear in and around the same area and most have the same shape. For myself, if they are that plentyfull I'm wondering if collecting them is really worth it. I just started to examine them recently, I would just toss them back into circulation and look for the older ones. I have found numerous ones.....................Dan

This is an interesting point. To me, if a person is living in Florida, I would be much more interested in the myriad of doubled dies that Philadelphia is making for each year, whether that be predominantly obverse from 2010-date, or reverse from 1997 to 2008. There is so much to find in those years that the Denver coins I would mostly let others worry about.

BUT if I lived in Oregon or Washington, then I would be in a much drier area for doubled dies. These would be a God-send, as they would finally give me something to consistently look for! Denver hasn't been this interesting since the RPMs stopped after 1989!

As it is, I don't search bags from the bank so my chances of finding a doubled ear are near zero.

Just my thoughts...

Dan

[jfines69]

This 2016 D has no listing, unless you know of one that I haven't seen. I'v been doing my own short study one these new shield penny DDOs as I call them. Whatever or how they were created is still a puzzle to me. There is one thing for sure that I noticed and that is the anomaly shows up at the same place, at or around bottom of the ear lobe. No matter how many I look at it's always in this area, some of them look a little different as far as being raised or more flat looking but the general shape is mainly the same. Here is what I see. I used the 2015 D as an example it seems to have more of the anomaly..................Dan

I was thinking markers between your 2 16Ds in this thread... If you can match some markers it would indicate they are from the same die set!!!

[jfines69]

These may very well be just like the column DDRs on the 1998 - 2008 and the fingers one the 2009... All related to the single squeeze era!!!

[dinkyblue]

I agree Jim, that was my thought also when Bob mentioned these coins were hubbed by the single squeeze method, the squeeze is on. I have 14 column DDRs that I haven't had time to check yet. I never thought about checking for markers on the 2016 Ds to see if they are indeed from the same die set, thank you for that information, I'll check it out, it's always a good to hear from you..................Dan

[dinkyblue]

centMD, I do search pennies that I get from the bank however, my wife has a jar that she puts pennies in from grocery stores and when it's full I search them. I seem to get more finds out of that than from the bank pennies. Hope that helps you................Dan

[jfines69]

I agree Jim, that was my thought also when Bob mentioned these coins were hubbed by the single squeeze method, the squeeze is on. I have 14 column DDRs that I haven't had time to check yet. I never thought about checking for markers on the 2016 Ds to see if they are indeed from the same die set, thank you for that information, I'll check it out, it's always a good to hear from you..................Dan

Would be awesome to be the same die set... The shields have some minor DDRs centrally located on either side of the 7th stripe, here is one from Wexlers files 2015 WDDR-008, much like the column DDRs on the 98 - 08 memorials on either side of bay 6... Always good to have you posting some cool finds!!!

[DoubleYou]

This 2019-D that Wexler just listed looks quite similar. http://doubleddie.com/2477658.html

[dinkyblue]

Thank you DoubleYou for that observation, yes it does look similar to some of the ones I have been studying. .............Dan

[dinkyblue]

Jim, here is what I found doing a comparison between the two 2016 Ds. It would seem they are from the same die set. The only thing I could find is what I call "chapped lips" on Lincoln's lips and a couple of matching die scratches under the nose..................Dan

[jfines69]

Jim, here is what I found doing a comparison between the two 2016 Ds. It would seem they are from the same die set. The only thing I could find is what I call "chapped lips" on Lincoln's lips and a couple of matching die scratches under the nose..................Dan

The 2 scratches coming off the nose look good but the lite reflection from the lips makes it a little difficult to tell for sure... Did you check the shields for cracks/chips???

[dinkyblue]

jIM, I did check for die cracks and chips on the reverse and found nothing, both coins look clean. But I did find something around the eye the anomaly appears on both coins. Here are some pics. let me know what you think....................Dan

[jfines69]

jIM, I did check for die cracks and chips on the reverse and found nothing, both coins look clean. But I did find something around the eye the anomaly appears on both coins. Here are some pics. let me know what you think....................Dan

I'm use to seeing cracks/chips on the shields along that NE edge... That die must have been broken Looks like the eye could be a die gouge??? Cool... Thanks for the follow up!!!

[dinkyblue]

Thank you Jim, as Bob stated earlier in this thread "obviously there is something there". Both coins look the same to me, one would think with so many of these shield pennies that have a die crack or chip on the reverse and both of these are clean is a very interesting situation. Thanks for your help...............Dan

[wapa]

Do you have any markers??? To me it looks more like a dent??? Appears to have more of a convex shape instead of rounded???

jfines, if there was a doubled ear that had been found and a number assigned to it or a bunch and dinkyblue was trying to match his too one, the die markers would have been noted by the attributor of the DDO. Or maybe I am thinking of different markers. I thought DB had mentioned that he didn't find any information on a doubled earlobe for a 2016 D.

Oddly, I was searching a roll of pennies my daughter gave me for Chrismas and ran across a penny identical to this. I remember looking through the big 3 looking for information for previous DDO's and found nothing for an earlobe. For some reason, I put it in the cull pile. I don't remember the date but it was a shield. Of course, today the wife grabbed all of the coin (she wanted the halves) and took it to the bank today. Now I want that penny back. lol I kinda thought mine looked like a hit, but it looked very similar to these coins.