A 1999 Jefferson Nickel With A Doubled OBV And Rev.

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jeremymh Pillar of the Community United States 543 Posts	Posted 05/04/2008 2:49 pm I found a 1999 nickel, philidelphia mint. Ina box with both obverse doubling and reverse doulbling. Unfortuantely I will not be able to post pics, b/c I dont have a digital camera,, and my scanner wont show any of the doubling even after photoshop. Since both sides are doubled, does this seem like Machine Doubling. Or is there a chance that its an actual double die! Report this Post to the Staff

jeremymh Pillar of the Community United States 543 Posts	Posted 05/04/2008 2:51 pm Best of all its in BU condition with full steps! Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 05/04/2008 9:47 pm Jeremy, without a picture I'm just giving an opinion. 1999 was a year the nickel dies were used well beyond their ability to produce a decent coin. This caused severe Die Deterioration giving the appearence of a doubled die. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 05/04/2008 10:59 pm As MorgansRmine states, nickels are notorious for Die Deterioration and the appearance of doubling that is caused by worn dies. The fact that nickel is used as the outermost metal on nickels, dime, quarters, halves and dollar coins like the Eisenhowers and Susan B Anthony coins makes them as vulnerable to this as well. To have doubling that is noticeable on both the obverse and the reverse can also mean that the die was loose and caused what is known as Machine Doubling on both sides of the coin. This type of doubling is not the same doubling as would be seen on coins struck by doubled dies. There is no extra value added to machine doubled coins. Thanks, Bill Edited by foundinrolls 05/04/2008 11:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jeremymh Pillar of the Community United States 543 Posts	Posted 05/05/2008 2:08 pm OK, thanks that what I figured, I just wanted a second opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
jeremymh Pillar of the Community United States 543 Posts	Posted 05/05/2008 2:10 pm I gues I will keep it as an example of Machine Doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 05/05/2008 2:43 pm There's no telling what's on your coin without seeing it. Bill is really good at what he does, but he's not a mind reader. He gave you the "most common" causes of doubling on nickels - he DID NOT state that's what your coin is. You'll need to post adequate photos to get the right answer for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Double Mint Pillar of the Community United States 810 Posts	Posted 05/05/2008 4:30 pm I have found hundreds of 1999 nickels with doubling on em. I will say that yr error is common. Report this Post to the Staff
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