Is there a double die error on the primary D in a 1964 D Washington Quarter?
RGardner
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I inherited my fathers coins and I'm trying to review and put them in some order. I am certainly a newbie. He had a bunch of silver quarters tubed and as I was examining them I encountered an oddity/aberration on the D mint mark for the 1964 series. I am aware of the disassociated light D error, this is not that. There is a distinct second edge to the primary D. It appears much as other double die errors appear. The majority of the 64-D quarters have the classic D, without this edge. I have seen no references to such an error and the idea that I found 2 seems a little unlikely that is an actual error, but I thought I ought to ask. Thoughts to assist a newbie?
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Probably mechanical doubling. No premium for that. Check Variety Vista thou and if there is something that matches your coins exactly then you might have something.
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Firstly, a mint mark cannot be a doubled die as it was added by hand after the die was hubbed. It can, however, be repunched. Secondly, machine doubling was very common on these coins, so the odds are that's what you are seeing.
We really need to see a clear picture to say exactly what is but as stated, it is probably a Repunched MM or Mechanical Doubling. In either case, it is not an error.
See, ask a question and learn something new. I was not aware that the mint mark was added secondary.
This is what I'm seeing folks. Appreciate the replies.
BTW Just to show you how new I am, this was one I ran into the other day dealing with his V nickels. This coin was just loose in a few others. I'm putting them in order and I see this 1913 date, but I'm reading there was no 1913 standard issue. Got my heart pounding.
Interestingly, whoever forged this did a darn good job. Took a 1903, but I cant for the life of me figure out how he altered the 0 to a 1, without creating significant background aberrations. No question thats what they did based on positions and measurements I took. But its cool, in that someone was trying real hard.
Please try not to use screenshots, they are too pixilated and hide the detail.
From what I can tell, that is MD which adds no value to the coin.
@RGardner ... Welcome aboard. The D appears to have machine doubling. The nickel issue was done by removing most of the 0 and straightening the remaining piece. Delicate work, and, in this case, not well done. Cheers, RickO