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need help with gold coin
ernie3
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i have a 1 dollar gold coin that appears to be double die on the lla of the word dollar could anyone give me some info thanks.
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TorinoCobra71
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It sounds as if you might be speaking of "Longacre Doubling" described as follows in an article (about $3 gold pieces, but which also applies to other types of coins) on Pinnacle Rarities' website:
"Many dates show bold "outlining" of letters and devices, resembling a double strike but probably the result of excessive forcing of the design punches into the die steel, causing a hint of their sloping "shoulders" to appear as part of the coin's design. So common is this phenomenon on United States coins of the mid-19th century that it has acquired the name "Longacre doubling".
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