1996-P Kennedy half dollar- Double Die or Machine doubling- Need help!

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• dlimb2 Posts: 3,449

  February 20, 2006 1:09PM

  Machine

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• ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭

  February 20, 2006 1:12PM

  That looks like machine doubling to me.

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• NumisOxide Posts: 11,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 20, 2006 1:17PM

  Thanks for the fast replies.
  
  I thought machine doubling would show up on all the letters. On this coin some letters are doubled and some aren't. This is what I'm confused about.

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• cladking Posts: 29,035 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 20, 2006 1:34PM

  Strike doubling can show up almost anywhere and even skip letters. The presses and
  dies pick up various vibrations which can be out of phase with the cycling of the press
  so even consecutive coins will often have very different doubling.
  
  There apparently various causes of machine doubling and some are repeatable, however.

  tempus fugit extra philosophiam.

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• NumisOxide Posts: 11,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 20, 2006 1:36PM

  Thanks cladking for clearing that up.

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• BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,578 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 20, 2006 1:40PM

  Looks like MDD to me.
  
  Too shelf-like and flat.
  
  Pete

  "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon

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