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Need a little help with Double Die and Machine Doubling.
homerj
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Any comments, as always appreciated!!
Your thoughts if you have time.
Homer
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IkesT
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The areas you are pointing to are not doubled at all; you're just seeing artifacts from the lighting.
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People here can recommend the best avenue for sending it off to have it evaluated.
The recommendation for that coin would be not to send it off for evaluation.
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Everything you have pointed out is either die erosion or mechanical/machine doubling. I see no signs of true hub doubling.
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Your half right.
The left side is Machine Doubling, the right side is also.
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The correct term is Doubled Die.
Thanks for your quick response.
Things to look for on doubled dies:
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Another thing to look for as an indicator that doubling light be MD: do the two parts of the lettering/design add up to the proper "normal" width or size? If the main and doubled sections equal a normal size when combined then it is likely MD.
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