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Chad_g2002 New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 12:33 am I bought some junk silver yesterday and when I got home and was looking closer at it I noticed some doubling on this dime I'm not sure what kind of doubling so I'm gonna see what you guys think. I tried my best to get some decent pictures on my phone through my loupe. Hopefully they're good enough to see what I have here. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 12:38 am Inside the "B" it looks like MD. Report this Post to the Staff
Chad_g2002 New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 12:42 am I'm really new to this. What would be the difference in a double die and machanical doubling? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Chad_g2002 New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 12:44 am I can see the doubling so much clearer with my eyes through the loupe than with the picture. There is doubling in the date but not as pronounced and there is also doubling in every letter of liberty and also some doubling in igwt. Another question. Do you know what the deal is with the thing under the w Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 12:52 am Machine damage happens on regular die to coins during the striking process. Hub doubled dies are created on the die it self during the die making process. Thus the term Doubled Die, because the doubling is on the die. Machine damage is mostly flat, shelf like because of die movement during the strike. (Sideways movement of the dies and sometimes caused by die bounce. The doubling on a doubled die is usually seen as enlarged devices. Wider/taller than a normal coin set side by side in an image. The larger the spread on the die between hubbings the more collectable the coin will be. A lot of cents during the 1968-1972 years suffered MD on them: Note the areas on the left side of the date digits. Report this Post to the Staff
Chad_g2002 New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 01:05 am Awesome. I really appreciate you taking the time to post that for me. It really did help make it more clear for me. I'm sure I'll still get overly excited for not so valuable errors but at least I have a better idea now haha. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 04:46 am Tonight is an all Coop training session. Cool. Report this Post to the Staff
Chad_g2002 New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 05:26 am Well guys I continued my hunt and I think I may have found a good one this time. It's a 1964d Roosevelt And I'm pretty sure it's a DDR I'll post pictures later and see what you guys think. I got all this 90% from the junk silver bin at my coin shop. It would be awesome to get a DD out of the deal. I'm already perfectly happy just adding to my 90% pile it would just be icing on the cake haha. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 10:58 am The "thing" under the W is an A, the designer of the coin was Adolph A Weinman and he used the AW monogram as his initials on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Chad_g2002 New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 02/13/2016 3:18 pm Yea I figured that out as I was searching through my other dimes. I felt stupid for asking once I realized what it was. Report this Post to the Staff
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