Is this a doubled die?

dbldie55

For now I will have to describe it, hopefully I will have a way to image closely to show it later.

I was looking at one of my 1883 No Cent lib nicks under magnification, when I noticed doubling on "UNITED STATES" on the reverse. Today, while looking at the coin under a microscope, all letters around the reverse rim UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM have doubling.

Is there another form of doubling that would cause this? (strike doubling?)

Dog97

There's all kinds of doubling. The best thing I can do is refer you to this site where there are some examples. You can click on the picts to enlarge them for a beter look: Text

DAM

If the doubling you see has a "flat, shelf like appearance" on the underlying letters, then yes, it is strike/machine doubling.

When I explain to someone what doubled die lettering looks like, I use hands as an example. Take your hands and place them together in front of you. Now turn them 90 degrees, left of right, it doesn't matter. Move the top hand slightly left or right. When you look at the bottom hand you'll see the roundness of your fingers. Just like the letters or numerals you would see on a doubled die.

Hope this helps.

dbldie55

DAM,

I think this answers my question. It would appear to be strike doubling as they do appear flat shelf like and not round.