1943-S Mercury Mechanical Tripling ?

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InfiniteInterest Pillar of the Community United States 673 Posts	Posted 02/27/2008 9:57 pm I have had this dime for awhile , I always looked at the date as some kind of Mechanical Doubling. There is no evidence of any other doubling on the obverse, mechanical or otherwise or on the reverse . Since I have access to a scope when I visit the B&M and I can now take pics through it, I figured I would scope it and see what it looks like close up. I was surprised to see that is actually looks tripled on on the 4 and 3 in the date. I don't know if it is possible to have mechanical tripling , or even if that is what I am seeing.All help and opinions appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 02/27/2008 11:21 pm Cool! It certainly looks like it. I'd wait for other comments though. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 02/28/2008 01:18 am That's nice; looks triple to me Report this Post to the Staff
InfiniteInterest Pillar of the Community United States 673 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 2:52 pm How about those other comments ? Surely someone must have an opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 2:54 pm Looks more like Machine Doubling than hub doubling to me. And, by the way, there is no such thing as ' Mechanical Doubling' - it's called ' Machine Doubling'. Report this Post to the Staff
InfiniteInterest Pillar of the Community United States 673 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 3:14 pm Thanks for the clarification Coppercoins, I know you are sick of it. I am going to assume that use of the word "doubling" would include tripling also. Otherwise I need to ask if it is possible to machine triple a coin in one strike ? I have seen plenty of machine doubled coins, but never one that was tripled, otherwise this coin would not even be here. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 3:45 pm There are several cents with triple RPMs Report this Post to the Staff
InfiniteInterest Pillar of the Community United States 673 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 5:51 pm I understand that jhs, but this was not produced in the same manner as far as I know. An RPM is not the same as Machine Doubling . Thanks for your input ! I doubt Coppercoins will re-visit this topic so maybe someone else can explain this. I guess if the die can chatter once, it can chatter twice, but I would expect more evidence on other areas of the coin. I figure it's probably nothing (except cool) but I would value an explanation more than a comparison or a correction. I appreciate everyones help thus far ! Pretty easy to learn new ways to be wrong every day in this hobby. Report this Post to the Staff
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