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Posted 07/02/2008 1:22 pm
Hi,
It is called Die Deterioration Doubling. It is the result of a coin being struck by a worn die. For those familiar with the coin they call the 1955 Poorman's doubled die, the look of doubling on this 1935 S cent is caused by the same thing.
Because of the hype involved plus the fact that the 1955 Poorman's was sometimes used to fill the hole in an album where a 1955 DDO cent would go, the 1955 Poorman's "doubled die" gained some popularity and hence a slight numismatic value.
In fact is is not a doubled die and this type of coin is extremely common and has no extra value added to it.
Thanks,
Bill
It is called Die Deterioration Doubling. It is the result of a coin being struck by a worn die. For those familiar with the coin they call the 1955 Poorman's doubled die, the look of doubling on this 1935 S cent is caused by the same thing.
Because of the hype involved plus the fact that the 1955 Poorman's was sometimes used to fill the hole in an album where a 1955 DDO cent would go, the 1955 Poorman's "doubled die" gained some popularity and hence a slight numismatic value.
In fact is is not a doubled die and this type of coin is extremely common and has no extra value added to it.
Thanks,
Bill
