How does Mechanical Doubling show on both Date and Motto?

renomedphys

Somebody help me out with this. I see doubling in the date, mintmark, and the end of LIBERTY. I was under the impression that mechanical doubling only affected one area of the coin.

Dog97

The low flat shelflike doubling is a good indication of machine doubling. It's not a die error.

CaptHenway

Machine doubling. Remember that the design was put on the die in one operation (hubbing) and the mint mark was put on the die in a second operation (hand punching), and if both are doubled the same way it must be something that happened after the die was finished.
TD

renomedphys

Thanks, I thought it might be. Still, with the doubling on both the date and the motto, I was kinda thrown. The doublings on my 1909 VDB both go the same way...???

renomedphys

TTT for updated question.

Barndog

reading this can't hurt

renomedphys

That is a fantastic article! Thanks.

Barndog

<< <i>That is a fantastic article! Thanks. >>



you're welcome. I like that article and have bookmarked it!

tahoe98

........that's a great piece of info, barndog. where did you find it?

Barndog

<< <i>........that's a great piece of info, barndog. where did you find it? >>



I was probably given that link a couple years ago from someone one this forum, but don't recall when or who

19Lyds

"How does Mechanical Doubling show on both Date and Motto?"

The same way it shows up on Abe's Bow Tie! Its just one of those ejection thing...............