Buffalo Nickel strike question
jesbroken
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I understand how Machine Doubling occurs. I just don't understand how this occurred exactly. The feather on this 1926 Buffalo Nickel is tripled, yet no where else on the obv does this occur. Curious. I would think if it happened this strenuously on the feather it would have happened elsewhere, but I'm obviously wrong. I appreciate your replies.
Jim
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Maybe DDO-001 ???
Check your coin and see if it is a match.
http://www.varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/1926PDDO001.htm
Certainly unusual... with wavy lines. I assume they are not scratches? I doubt that it is a doubled/tripled die (since there are not other indications on other parts of the coin). Mechanical doubling can occur in very localized areas... so perhaps that is in fact what it is.
Highly unusual and certainly quite interesting and absolutely a keeper. I have no answer as to how this would happen.
I would like to see an opinion from @FredWeinberg on that one.... Cheers, RickO
I didn't think it was a DDO and I did feel the doubling on LIBERTY was MD. But this waffling feather feature bugged me. Here are some comparison photos with Variety Vista's 1926 DDO-001, 1-O-II-C+VI
Jim
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That anomaly on the feather doesn't look like any form of hub doubling to me.
Could it be the beginnings of lamination flaw? Or just metal being pushed into a wrinkle like shape? Interesting. Peace Roy
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The 1937 above is a strong but typical example of machine doubling.
Yes, I understand how MD occurs and that the doubling on my 1926 is MD. Someone asked if it might be DDO-001 and I showed a comparison between what Variety Vista showed and what I had. I do not think the wavy lines are in anyway MD, I just don't know what they are and was the point of the post.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
The comparison you posted from VV shows it's not the DDO-001.
I agree it doesn't look like typical MD or die erosion.
There is a good chance it could be a DDO or a TDO.