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Washington quarter variety identification question

cucamongacoincucamongacoin Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭
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This is 1953 D, is it D/D/D/S? It doesn't show in the pics much, but there is a third impression west. I didn't see any of the die cracks purportedly associated with these.
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  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,192 ✭✭✭✭
    That is strike doubling
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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>That is strike doubling >>


    +1

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not D/D/D/S....Cheers, RickO
  • dlmtortsdlmtorts Posts: 743 ✭✭✭
    I have a dumb question. I agree this looks like strike doubling. But, how do you get strike doubling on the mint mark but not anywhere else?
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,784 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have a dumb question. I agree this looks like strike doubling. But, how do you get strike doubling on the mint mark but not anywhere else? >>



    Strike doubling can show up anywhere and be in different places from the strike of one coin to the next.


    This coin is pretty busy above the MM but I doubt it's an OMM.
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  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,192 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have a dumb question. I agree this looks like strike doubling. But, how do you get strike doubling on the mint mark but not anywhere else? >>



    The metal of a mintmark is easily displaced due to it's lack of surface area...

    In other words, it's a tiny blob of metal that is easily 'obscured'. image
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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have a dumb question. I agree this looks like strike doubling. But, how do you get strike doubling on the mint mark but not anywhere else? >>



    Strike doubling is a funny occurrence and not always easy to explain.
    Take a look at the extreme strike doubling seen here
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    Now look at the rest of the obverse.
    Try to explain this one ?????
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  • ProofArtworkonCircsProofArtworkonCircs Posts: 4,223 ✭
    <<I have a dumb question. I agree this looks like strike doubling. But, how do you get strike doubling on the mint mark but not anywhere else?>>

    It is the nature of the type A quarter reverse. The relief of the design is so low that strike doubling of the mintmark can occur without strike doubling on the rest of the coin.
    I have seen strike doubling on type B quarter reverses with their sharpened design.
  • CoinZipCoinZip Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Now look at the rest of the obverse.
    Try to explain this one ?????
    image >>




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  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yup sorry Mark it's strike doubling you see it in a lot of the 1964-D's,62,63 as well keep on looking a lot of good stuff out there.


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