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Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/14/2017 7:59 pm Going through some old stuff, came across this 1963P Jeff with the 2x2 marked this way. So put under the scope and these images showed up. Most definitely is MD but as you cruze around the outlines, notice the shelving in places, other areas have a sharp 45 degree angle. Notice the "doubled dome and steps" and the example of a second strike MD...NOW notice MONTICELLO...every direction possible! Almost does arrear doubled but it's not. The one area I'm not sure of is the chin, what's going on there? Is a piece of the die edge broken off? Coop may need to chime in, HELP! This is just my kind of coin...CRAZY! Thanks for any dialog! Report this Post to the Staff

CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 03/14/2017 8:39 pm Looks to me like it was a well worn die. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/14/2017 8:50 pm That and MD also. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/14/2017 9:01 pm So extreme die wear causes the 45° angling such as the outlines, what about under the chin, that roughsecction. I would have figure wear to be smoother than coarse? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 03/14/2017 9:55 pm Wear on a coin (from circulation) is usually smooth, but not necessarily on a die. There is also some Strike Doubling that reduced some of the design with "outlines" Edited by CoinMasters 03/14/2017 9:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DocHoliday New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 03/18/2017 6:01 pm The rough area under the chin is due to a microscopic crack that occurred when the metal was smelted when making the sheets for the planchets. All metal has microscopic cracks to some degree. That is why professional race teams send their engine blocks, pistons, wheels, and other critical parts to a lab to be magnafluxed to search for cracks that will likely separate. The coin received an impact force or experienced some rapid temperature changes that caused the internal crack to open and release a portion of metal. This clearly happened closer to the time it was put in the flip. Which is why the time in circulation was not enough to wear that fresh area smooth. Machine Doubling is quite common and does not have a premium in the value of a coin. All said, the coin is rather unremarkable. Report this Post to the Staff
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