Found Another Strange Issue With Frederick Douglass Quarter

I know the coin has MD. Like he's said virtually all of the new quarters have some measure of MD. As a matter of fact it seems like the ones without MD are way more rare to the point that I've only come across a very few that have almost no MD and I think maybe only one or two out of 100 that have virtually none so I totally agree with his figures. The pictures you sent the link to show those kinds of examples which this coin obviously has but I was referring to the last two S's and the smaller, what look like reverse S's sticking out from the left of the lower part of the bigger S's. I didn't see an example of that in those pictures. I understand how MD happens and that doesn't explain how this occurred or else they would be in the same direction shadowing the larger letters. Unless I'm just missing something

It's MD ( Machine Doubling)

Just to be clear, we are talking about these areas correct?


And if so is there a reason why all the other examples of MD give the appearance of doubling and on the incused makes them appear thicker and on these they are the opposite shape of the letter? Trying to learn all I can.

I've never seen MD like this before. MD is usually the correct answer to the question "Does my coin have a double (sic) die?" But I don't see how a loose die would have created these marks. It looks more like a die gouge.

The mark that looks the same on the L is in fact a gouge. I looked back at it again cause I thought maybe I missed that somehow but it just happens to look similar. The two marks on the S's however are not gouges. It would be easier to explain away to me or PMD if it was doubled in the same exact spot on each S. I would love to find out what could have caused this.

Not sure what you think it might be besides "the tips of two smaller reverse S's sticking out". Are you thinking double die or double strike maybe? MD? contact marks? Or someone at the mint carefully placing 2 small reverse s tips under the double S's on the die? Is there anything elsewhere on the reverse that might suggest it was double struck or something, maybe by a capped die struck it first then they restruck it a 2nd time to try and wipe it out?

The lettering is incused, but the shadowing makes them look raised. What you are seeing could easily be minor scratches or lower points reflecting light differently. The lighting could be causing a trick of light, like how the letters look raised to me although I know they aren't.
I do know that 100x magnification makes everything seem to be bigger than it actually is, if you blow up a pen dot big enough you could probable see the shape of an animal or a letter out of it also. One overall picture of the reverse of the coin may help, but may not, the extreme close up helps to point out what your seeing, but joke aside, it blows it out of proportion.