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Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 1:04 pm Check out the B on Liberty. What do ya'll think? Anything special? Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 1:51 pm Looks like Machine Doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5832 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 3:46 pm I see a lot of the so called doubled die double date on ebay that are flat out Machine Doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 6:01 pm Does that mean the die hit the coin twice? Or was the die dirty, thus the "double" B? Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 6:29 pm In this case, the planchet shifted relative to the die during striking (or vice versa), causing part of the design to get smeared a bit. It's very common and does not carry a premium. In fact, it's sometimes so common that a coin without any Machine Doubling might carry a premium for being a more attractive, better quality strike. Report this Post to the Staff
Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 6:54 pm Sigh. Here I am trying to get rich, and ya'll aren't helping. :-) Report this Post to the Staff
junior e Pillar of the Community United States 931 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 8:01 pm Cool doubling though. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 8:05 pm It's still a nice dime. Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 8:17 pm looks like a VF coin to me, is that 1917 philly mint dime and can you get a better closeup pic of the date. Report this Post to the Staff
Lobby Pillar of the Community United States 548 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 8:42 pm Yeh, it's a P. Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 9:11 pm well if you had a magnifying class of a jewelers loupe you could look at the date and see if there is any doubling but other then that this is just a nice VF Mercury dime. Report this Post to the Staff
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