Can MD show up this clearly as M Tripling?

JRocco

This looks at first to me like plain strike doubling but when you look closer, it shows tripling. Is this just double die bouncing?

This is clean red 1995P Lincoln

coinbuf

At what magnification is this pic?

Chris

JRocco

Top pic 60X, bottom pic 200X

lathmach

All I can see is 11 different kinds of bacteria on that bottom picture.
200X. Wow.

Ray

coinbuf

Well I'm no expert but at that high level of magnification I think you can find a lot of coins with this type of strike doubling. Perhaps Coppercoins can answer this one.

Chris

mgoodm3

I believe the answer is yes. The doubling looks typical of MDD: no split serifs, varies in severity along the short space of the letter.

DorkGirl

I can't answer your question, but I can say WOW to those pictures!!!! Great job!!!

coppercoins

Definitely yes, and it looks like you've found some....along with the bacteria.

It's all in how many times the die bounces causing the chatter. I've had a 1969 cent that had quadrupling on LIBERTY. I took a decent picture of it, started it at 99 cents on eBay, and reaped $6 for it. These don't have any real collectible value for the doubling, but they make nice conversation pieces and sell if you have a good photo of them.

JRocco

HEY------ I'm a pharmacist, lay off the bacteria already - I would be jobless, homeless, broke and probably have no coin collection if it weren't for those little buggers...LOL ...Thanks for the responses and thanks C.D. for the explanation.