Coming Soon to a Pocket Near You: 2017 Doubled Die Cents

With the near year comes the new year's coinage along with all the excitement of finding your first example of the 2017 cent with the P mintmark.  For error and variety hunters there is the challenge to be the first kid on the block with a confirmed doubled die.  Wexler will be needing a bigger mailbox!

A facebook user posted this specimen in a coin group, asking if it was a doubled die. 

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Unfortunately this is a classic case of Machine Doublig. The bottom horizontal of the 2 is the dead giveaway. Note how the remaining detail is thinner than normal with an evident flat shelf clearly discernible.

This reinforces the idea that the mint is operating within normal parameters and has made no significant changes in production methods or quality control.  Keep an eye out for DDOs. They are surely coming. 

With previous issues being the best indicator of what to look for, focus your attention on the date and Liberty.  Look for wider than normal letters and numbers, oblong zeroes, and notches on the ends.