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kenny_1745 Valued Member United States 239 Posts	Posted 09/02/2007 9:10 pm What are separation lines and what do they look like? If anyone has a picture of some that would be great. Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 09/02/2007 9:29 pm are you refering to like a Double Die versus Machine Doubling or Die Deterioration? Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 09/02/2007 9:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kenny_1745 Valued Member United States 239 Posts	Posted 09/02/2007 10:24 pm Bryan1315, I don't know much about error coins, but the book says to look for separation lines, on the date, for the 1980 doubled die Lincoln Cent. The picture that the book provided didn't seem to show anything. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 09/02/2007 11:40 pm ok that is what I thought you were referring to, the split lines will be like 2 separate lines not just lines touching them. This picture is not the Lincoln Cent you are referring to but here is a picture of a Morgan showing the split serifs on a VAM-70 I don't have any pictures of Machine Doubling but I am sure if you look in this area of the forum you will find more than your fair share of Machine Doubling pictures Edited by Bryan1315 09/02/2007 11:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kenny_1745 Valued Member United States 239 Posts	Posted 09/03/2007 01:30 am Ok, thanks for the help. I understand now. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/03/2007 01:31 am See if this image helps. Note the difference between the separation on the silver dollar and these Lincoln Cents. On a doubled die the letters are increased in size and not just smeared as in Machine Doubling. Machine Doubling is just that. Machine loose and moves will the strike is made. Varying degrees of Machine Doubling is noticed from coin to another. On a real doubled die, the same separation is noticed on every coin made from the die. Note on the image below the difference. The letters are doubled and increased in size. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 09/03/2007 7:20 pm I gotta find some of those 2002 D coins. Great Pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 09/03/2007 10:57 pm Coop is great with his photos lol i have a board on my wall of some of his shots . I figured he wouldn't mind sense he did teach me to get some very nice shots lol the header on the board says Teacher Coop lol just me some may not find it funny but I do lol Gary Report this Post to the Staff
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