64 Quarter Double Die Or Machine Doubling Or Nothing

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Fladude New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 02/25/2015 10:23 pm Here is a 1964 quarter that I found in my pile of stuff. I am hoping that some of the experts here will look it over and give their opinion. Report this Post to the Staff

Fladude New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 02/25/2015 10:44 pm Forgot to add: I have just got a new Celestron Digital Microscope and must say I am not very pleased with the performance of this tool. It is a pain to focus and I just cannot get the close-ups I was expecting. The pictures of the quarter are the best I can get at this point. Maybe someone out there knows some ways to tweak these babies for REAL close-ups. Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12851 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 01:55 am Honestly those are far better than most close-up coin pics posted. Fladude. Certainly better than what I can do. And I'm speculating but I think a problem with a microscope is the focus is SO very fine when things are magnified like that. What's in focus will be out of focus 2mm on either side of the focal point. I think that's why some high-res coin photos are composites of layered photographs. Again, I know next to nothing about photographing coins so take what I just said with a grain of salt and makes sure to visit the coin photography section of this forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Silverworld11 Pillar of the Community 613 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 05:26 am I see MD,which is short for Machine Double or Doubling. Not a Doubled Die. Nice you found a 1964 Silver Coin/90% Silver. MD's tend to shift from one side of the coin to the other side. This is in part to the jump and skip of the die as the coin gets struck. Nice pile of stuff to find a Silver coin. Cooper is a member here and is great with pics,sure he will help u with pics if you asked him. Your pics as is are good for me to see what you ask about. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 07:42 am It is MD. I have a Celestron 44302 and it gets good close-ups but the lighting is really bad. I had to block off all but one LED and and cover that LED with a filter. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 09:45 am MD. Nice silver! Edited by SilverStackerKid 02/26/2015 09:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 09:52 am It is machine damaged on the devices while it was struck. Report this Post to the Staff
Fladude New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 10:43 am Thanks to all for the input. Now that I know the coin is not a double die, I will cancel my plans for an early retirement. JOHN1 - I determined quickly that the LED lighting on the Celestron had to go. I removed them completely and use a different side lighting setup. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 10:51 am That's a good Idea....I have a Carson Orb with 4 LEDs and if I look at BU coins I go blind lol Report this Post to the Staff
Fladude New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 2:51 pm Jayman931, yes, same problem with the Celestron. With 6 LEDs shining directly down on an uncirculated coin would wash the picture out and make you blind. It was an easy fix on the Celestron. The LEDs are mounted on a printed wafer board. They are powered through the two long bolts that hold the unit together. 1, pull off the clear plastic gizmo on the end. 2, Remove the two tiny nuts holding the LED wafer. The wafer will come right out, no wiring involved. 3, Re-assemble and stupid lighting problem solved. Report this Post to the Staff
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