1961-D Repunched Mint Mark / RPM Jefferson Nickel - Verification Needed

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chill Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 02/12/2008 11:05 pm Need your help. I'm not very good at spotting these doubled dies and repunched mintmarks. There are a few 1961D RPMs listed on Coneca's variety list but I'm not sure which this if any. Pictures are attached. Sorry, they aren't the best - taken through my loupe with a Sony Cybershot. Report this Post to the Staff

Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 02/13/2008 12:07 am This one looks very much like Mechanical Doubling. With nickels, you'll see this a lot more often than other types of coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 02/13/2008 08:48 am Vaslin has it, MD. Nickels do tend to have a lot of MD, guess it is because it is harder than either silver or copper and probably causes more die hop. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
chill Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 02/13/2008 08:52 am Hmm, it was my understanding that MD was flat, smashed and even rounded. I didn't see this as being flat or smashed. Do you guys have a guide between to the differences? Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/13/2008 08:52 am Actually I have no idea how anyone can be so certain it's one or the other or anything at all. I see a couple of specs here and there that look 'off' but the overall quality and lighting of the image make it impossible to tell anything for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 02/13/2008 09:13 am My #1 indicator of the MD was picture #2. Notice how the height of the original mint mark (in yellow) is smaller than the height of the secondary mint mark (in purple). If it was a true RPM, the heights would be the same. Report this Post to the Staff
Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 02/13/2008 8:42 pm Dang nabbit. I said ' Mechanical Doubling' again. It's " Machine Doubling"! Sorry about that Coppercoins. You keep trying to educate me, but I'm too stubborn to learn. Report this Post to the Staff
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1961-D RPM Jefferson Nickel - Verification Needed