Swiss 5 Rappen 1919 - Interesting Error?

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bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 05/08/2009 8:32 pm This coin appears to be double die, but the mintmark like as "B" over "8" What do you think? "B" over "B" or "B" over "8"? Image: 1919swiss.jpg 47.94 KB Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 05/08/2009 8:48 pm I think it's B over B; a repunched die. Report this Post to the Staff
bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 05/09/2009 11:00 am you are probably right, thanks Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/09/2009 11:18 am There's a lot that can happen on coins to create the appearance of doubling. Seeing how there's other areas on the coin with this doubling, and how the mintmark looks pushed without clear separation of the marks...I'd say this happened during the minting of the coin. In other words, it's not a repunched mintmark. It's often called " Machine Doubling". Repunched mintmarks show separation between the two marks. Here's an example from Canada: Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 05/24/2009 9:03 pm There are many Swiss doubled dies - I have been hunting them for years. The occur mostly in the 5 and 10 rappen series. I am not aware of a publication listing them. But that said - I agree with the preceeding writer that in this case I see Machine Doubling and not hib doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 06/09/2009 8:46 pm NO WAY!!!! The Swiss DO NOTMake mistakes!!!! Hhahahahahahahahahah, I lived there.... at least they will NEVER admit it, hence no list of them.... HHB Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 06/09/2009 8:51 pm Wait, on the subject, what does no mint mark mean? Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 06/09/2009 8:57 pm The Swiss coins omitted the mint mark B for Bern from 1970 to 1985. There are pattern strikes made without the mint mark but those are scarce to rare. Report this Post to the Staff
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