1961-D Franklin Half - doubled reverse - DDR?

nesvt

I was checking out some circulated Franklin halves. This 61-D looks has a doubled reverse. Is this just machine doubling and not a double die?
All of the letters around the rim are doubled... most noticeable on the left side of the reverse. Also some lamination issues around the H in HALF.
Any help or info is appreciated.

Gonfunko

Looks like machine doubling to me.

Smittys

Yep Machine or "Ejection" doubling

JRocco

MD for sure.

badger

So this one was run twice through the machine?

How is die doubling created?

Cameonut

Here is a quote from the Flynn & Wexler book on doubled die halves:
"Strike doubling (also called mechanical, machine, or ejection doubling) occurs during the striking of the coins in the coining press. This type of variety exhibits a flat shelf-like secondary image with no splitting of the serifs. Also seen is metal flow from the primary to the secondary images. Strike doubling is caused by the die or part of the machinery being loose. As the hammer die comes down and strikes the blank planchet with tons of pressure, if the die is loose, at he point of greatest pressure it will have a tendency to twist across the face of the planchet. This movement will cause some of the metal of the design which was raised on the planchet to be smeared across the face of the planchet with the die creating a flat shelf-like outline. Because the pressure in the coining press is constant, the strike doubling shoud be the same for all coins struck from that die unless the degree of looseness changes. "

Because this is a striking problem and not a problem with the die itself, there is normally a tiny premium (if any) over a normally struck coin.

For those considering collecting varieties, I would highly recommend any of the books by Wexler & Flynn. The cost is minimal and there is a wealth of info in every book, including many pictures. If you don't get some education, you can easily overpay for varieties. In this area of numismatics, "knowledge is power" - I have cherried many, many varieties because I knew what I was looking at..