Doubled rev stars on 1894 Barber question

BlindedByEgo

I've posted this coin before (I rike it), and I happened to pull it out for a look today. What I noticed, that I hadn't before, was that the stars in the reverse field are all strongly doubled. So a question for all of the Barber specialists - just how common was this sort of doubling? Should I be at all excited, or is it as common as dirt?

Casey

Nice looking half.

David Lawrence's book indicates "Beistle lists reverse with entire legend and stars recut" as one of the known varieties. I don't know how rare or common this might be.

BlindedByEgo

Interesting... There is also doubling on many of the letters in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, most noticable in the photo above on the letter N of UNITED.

ARCO

Dramatic doubling of the devices or lettering is not very common, but now and then an example will turn up. There are no known "double dies" as is seen in other series such as the 1955 wheat cent, but machine doubling happens. As far as I know, machined doubled examples do not command any extra premium, but they do make for an exciting coin in my opinion.

I have seen just one example and own it; a circulated 1899-O Barber half with fairly dramatic machine doubled letters that can be seen with the naked eye. Your coin looks to be dripping with luster and is a beautiful coin. It looks like you have found a great example for an MS Barber half.

Tyler

BlindedByEgo

<< <i>Dramatic doubling of the devices or lettering is not very common, but now and then an example will turn up. There are no known "double dies" as is seen in other series such as the 1955 wheat cent, but machine doubling happens. As far as I know, machined doubled examples do not command any extra premium, but they do make for an exciting coin in my opinion.

I have seen just one example and own it; a circulated 1899-O Barber half with fairly dramatic machine doubled letters that can be seen with the naked eye. Your coin looks to be dripping with luster and is a beautiful coin. It looks like you have found a great example for an MS Barber half.

Tyler >>



Yep, prbably just yucky old no value machine doubling.

Were Barbers fully hubbed?

Conder101

Yes they were fully hubbed. And they were not "recut". Almost no true recutting is to be seen on US coins and repunching is not that common. After 1836 even repunching is I believe unknown except for dates. So Beistles "entire legend recut" was probably either a doubled die, or he was looking at a machine doubled coin.