Trying To Figure Out What's Happening With This 2014 Dime?

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Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 4:03 pm I came across this dime that I found really interesting. The first thing that caught my eyes was the glow around the rim on the front and back of the coin. There was numerous doubling on the front and back that I had wondered if it could be a doubled die? Or if it was just machine doubled. Any thoughts on this one? The first two pictures has some sort of a glow on the front and the back. The third and fourth picture is the date and double mint mark. The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th is Liberty The next picture looks as though there could be doubled lips as well As a double outline on his face? The rest are images I tried to get pictures the best I could. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 4:10 pm Machine damaged. Notice the "BER" on LIBERTY, the tops of those devices are reduced in size because of the machine damage on those devices. The coin was struck with a normal die and the MD damaged these devices by die movement during the strike. On a doubled die the devices are hub doubled on the die. Thus the term Doubled Die. Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 5:04 pm Thank you Coop. So it's nothing, I kind of figured that but wanted to make sure. What is the glow stuff around the rim? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 5:14 pm The dies are both LDS/VLDS. (Late Die State/Very Late Die State) So there is a lot of die flow present on the fields. The reverse one is real consistant between the large devices on the reverse. Blue color? Paint/magic marker/or something else looks like was colored. Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 5:31 pm I see. Interesting! Thank you Coop. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 01:22 am I believe that 'glow' is created when the die is slightly convex, leaving the coin's field concave. I'll let coop correct me on that, though. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 02:10 am Are we talking about the blue glow? If so it was some added to the coin. Note how under the jaw the color is missing. Indicating that it originally was not there and something was added. (like a blue magic marker?) Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 02:28 am I was talking about the reflective/lustrous area in a ring through the outer legends. Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 02:31 am Coop is it possible the blue is from the reflection of the light? I have a box that I've used to try to stop the glare and it's blue? I don't remember if I had used it when taking pictures of this but tomorrow I'll look back at some of the other pictures and see if that blue was always there. Maybe that will help? I got to go to bed the pillow is screaming my name but I'll look first chance tomorrow if that would help. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 02:32 am That is die flow. The die is showing its age. (kind of like wrinkles to us) Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 02:34 am I was also thinking that the blue color may just be the lighting. It's only present in some pictures. Edited by Numisma 10/22/2015 02:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 02:37 am I just saw that, thank you numisma. To me it looked like snow flakes or or a fuzz around the ring on the front and back. It was different then I've seen before. I couldn't figure it out. Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 02:39 am It prob is cause I was trying to keep the glare off the coin and I was trying different things and when Coop mentioned the blue that was the first thing I thought of. That was prob me lol Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 03:11 am I just went back and looked at some of the pictures and it had to be me with the blue box (which is now going in the trash) Sorry about that. I also just noticed I missed Coop's last comment about the die flow. It now makes sense to me. Thank you Coop. Report this Post to the Staff
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