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Pillar of the Community
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I believe there is a notching at the bottom tip of the 5. Try darkening the pic.
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It could possibly have notching in the bottom of the 5, but that's more likely something that transferred fromt he working hub to the die than anything else. It's not a doubled die, because not only is the notch in the wrong place to be a doubled die, but the type it would have to be to have a notch there would show stronger doubling on the 7 than the 5...which isn't there at all.
Not every notch means a doubled die. Most of the time they are somethig else. ONE of the characteristics of most types of doubled dies is notching - but notching by itself on one device without doubling anywhere else means nothing, really.
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Thanks coppercoins, you stated "...but notching by itself on one device without doubling anywhere else means nothing, really". Okay I understand, but for an extra spread or extra bar in lets say just one letter would already suffice as a doubled die, and does not need additional doubling somewhere else, is that correct?
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Pillar of the Community
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I must be seeing things, but I see a faint trace of a 5 and 7 protruding to the left edge, ever so slightly.
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It really depends on where that spread would be. If it's in one of the places that 'makes sense' for the coin to be a doubled die in the classic sense, there's nothing wrong with listing them and calling them doubled dies. But a notch in a single letter where IF that notch was a part of a doubled die there would certainly be notching elsewhere, and that elsewhere notching simply isn't there, then we have th examine other causes of the notching. That's the case this time.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you all. I really don't care if this coin is doubled die or not but it's fun learning from it. Are those some doubling where the arrows are or just die wear?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hard to tell on a circulated coin. Damage happens even on coins that just left the mint. If it was it would be very minor, so I saying no.
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Okay thanks coop and for the pics too.
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Pillar of the Community
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While you may have notches on all the corners you point to, I don't see all of them, and the notches you see on the 5 do not match each other. They would have to match the position and spread of each other for this to be a doubled die.
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coppercoins is right there is no notching on the 57 it's not a doubled die I think what I'm seeing is Machine Doubling if you look to the left of the 7 and the 5 It looks like it has a flat shelf like appearance Just my opinion Jazz |
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How about this one. Is it also notched or just a MD also? Having on just one number.  |
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If you are talking about the 7 of the date, it's damage. Look at the resulting shape of the highest part of the relief. It slants. A normal 7 would not slant like this, and on a doubled die, each impression left on the die is a normal part of the design.
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