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1859 Indian Head Penny Reverse Doubling

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I'm thinking the reverse of this Indian Head is an MD. I see it quite a bit at the bottom of the wreath. What do you think? Thanks.



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Closeups of the areas you believe show doubling, please.
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Terrible photos. Seems the harder I try to get a clear pic the worse it gets. Here is a closeup of the lower wreath (L)
With what looks like doubling. The one cent is also doubled. I think it's all MD.


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That cent is in great shape!

This doubling you see may very well be Longacre doubling, which is a form of Machine Doubling. I too have a few Indian cents with that issue.
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According to the prevailing theories, Longacre doubling is not a form of Machine Doubling, since it occurs on the dies, not during coin production. I can't tell what the OP is seeing from the images provided.
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I thought Longacre doubling occurred as a result of re-cutting the dies usually around the lettering. Am I wrong about that?
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