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TheCentMan Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 5:58 pm Probably just more die chips like my other ones, but I have no way of telling the difference myself I guess. I see possible doubling in the words at the top, specifically the letters "I" in IN, "E" in WE, and I also see doubling in the word TRUST. The "U" and "S" clearly have another copy of themselves above them. I also see something in the first 5 (it makes it look like a square 9), but that's most likely just a chip. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 6:41 pm Die chip on the 5 and not a DDO, sorry. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
TheCentMan Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 6:59 pm Could you explain why the "R" "U' "S" & "T" have a faint copy of themselves? Just telling me that it isn't a DDO isn't helping me determine anything myself. The doubling on the letters is almost the same exact as on this coin... Don't mean to sound rude or anything, would just like to become more informed so I don't have to post topics like this. Edited by TheCentMan 10/27/2012 7:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dave42 Pillar of the Community United States 571 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 7:51 pm To me, the doubling you are seeing on the tops of the letters looks like it is probably caused by Die Deterioration. As the die wears out, the divices along the edge of the coin will seem to stretch out towards the rim, due to the pressure exerted on the die after thousands and thousands of strikes. This was very common in the 1950's, as they often kept using the same dies until the essentialy fell apart. The die chip in the 5 is also as sign that this die has been well used. Keep looking though! It took me a loooonnnng time before I was able to ID a real doubled die, but when you find one, you will be like "Wow, so that's what to look for!" It's sometimes hard to tell from pictures, but when you find one, it helps out a lot. Dave Report this Post to the Staff
TheCentMan Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 8:13 pm Ahhhh okay, that explains so much! Thanks for the well thought out explanation! I definitely see what you're saying. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/28/2012 05:24 am TheCentMan, Here are a few sites you may want to research: http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...Doubling.htm http://www.doubleddie.com/1801.html http://errorvariety.com/ http://varietyvista.com/ http://koinpro.tripod.com/ http://lincolncentresource.com/ http://www.coppercoins.com/index.php John1 Report this Post to the Staff
TheCentMan Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 10/28/2012 06:15 am Already been to all of those sites, but thanks John. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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