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Giantpanda1979 New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 02/24/2013 7:26 pm Posting some pics of my 1883 NC V nickel. I was looking at it today under 16x magnification and noticed that there appears to be some kind of doubling. Hopefully you can see in the pics what I'm talking about. The IBU in pluribus looks bolder also.. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfanmorgan Valued Member 357 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 10:03 am I'm not an expert, but the R looks like it took a hit Can't really see any doubling. Hopefully the pros can see something that I can't. Edited by Coinfanmorgan 02/25/2013 10:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 10:28 am Shelf doubling perhaps? The die did not strike the metal properly and "bounced." An observation: The doubling occurs where the strike was strongest, and not on the weak areas. The right hand side of the bow shows similar doubling. One characteristic of shelf doubling it that it affects several areas, whereas a re cut die is limited in scope. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 02/26/2013 06:56 am or severe Strike Doubling. Not hub doubling, which is the desireable type, Machine Doubling and shelf doubling fool a lot of collectors, even me sometimes at a show (when I don't have a reference book at hand, I'll buy the coin thinking I might have a good DDO or DDO (Double Die Obverse or Reverse) only to find out I have nothing more than the regular coin with mint damage. In most collectors eyes, they don't want this type of doubling as the coin is not as perfect as it could be. Strike Doubling can be very tricky to tell sometimes. but will almost always have a flat and shelf looking appearance where hub doubling will be much more pronounced seperation and roundness showing. See the 1955 Lincoln Cent doubled for one of the best known examples of true hub doubling. Notice the seperation of each set of numbers in the date and how the numerals look as they intersect each other. http://www.vamworld.com/Strike+Doubling is a great page with lots of photos showing Machine Doubling or Strike Doubling, the NOT valuable type. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Giantpanda1979 New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 02/26/2013 8:40 pm Thanks for the great info! Glanced at the pics on that site and I'm going to really dig in and read up on it! Report this Post to the Staff
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