1917 Wheat DDO Error?

Thanks! Still learning. It is a desirable strike, right?

It's a good date, but we can only see that one little bit. If you posted the obverse (heads) and reverse we can offer grade advice.

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Would love to see more pics!



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Ok, how do we know it is Machine Doubling? Look at the 'U' and 'S' on TRUST. Machine damage happens after the strike. the die will shift/bounce/slide after the strike happens and then damages the devices. some times mild, sometimes stronger. Sometimes the strike varies form strike to strike:

Sometimes the strike varies on the same area:

Not how one device is affected stronger that the other devices right next to it. But the chief way to tell is that the devices will be reduced from the hit the dies give it after the strike. But it always reduces the devices.

Note the example on the left and see how the device was reduced, center a normal device and third image is an image of the same device, but shows hub doubling. (doubled die)

So what you looking at on your coin is damage caused by the machine, A doubled die is not just an altered device caused by the machine. It is doubling that is on the die. Each coin will look the same from strike to strike. Machine Doubling alters the devices. And yes, Machine Doubling can happen on doubled dies as well, damaging these devices.
Normal coin with machine damage


Note how when the die came up, it damaged the devices starting about 1/2 way up.

Machine Doubling on a doubled die:

Note the last two images. One is normal doubled die, the second is MD on the devices with the arrows.