An Amazing Double Die On A French Coin

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robert_ Valued Member Italy 81 Posts	Posted 09/20/2016 09:59 am Ciao, I share with you the pictures of this coin, a French 5 Francs 1842 BB (Strasbourg) of king Louis Philippe I, with a spectacular doubled die on the obverse: you can easily see that the head is strongly doubled. Do you know other coins with a doubled head, besides the obvious Morgan dollar 1888-O Hot Lips? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/20/2016 11:43 am Looks like what we in the U.S.A. call MD,machine doubling. https://goccf.com/t/193105 John1 Report this Post to the Staff
robert_ Valued Member Italy 81 Posts	Posted 09/22/2016 08:15 am Ciao John, the coin shows the doubling only on the profile of the king and on the band fixed on hair. Shouldn't be visible somewhere else in case of Machine Doubling, as all the die moves when producing a MD? For example on some letters of the legend? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/22/2016 10:32 am MD can show only in one area. Coop can explain it way better than I. Maybe he will chime in soon. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 09/22/2016 11:26 am This looks like MD to me, but I am not familiar with these coins so I wouldn't know if the devices are actually reduced. Report this Post to the Staff
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