Is This A Double Die 1988-D Nickel?

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Bogiesmokes Valued Member United States 197 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 04:42 am The distinct strike of this nickel caught my eye. There appears to be doubling on the front and possibly the reverse side. This would be my first time finding a double die coin, so I'm excited but also skeptical. Can anyone confirm this? Thank you in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 04:45 am to CCF. It is not a doubled die, it is DDD=die deterioration doubling. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Bogiesmokes Valued Member United States 197 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 04:48 am Thanks for the quick response John! Sucks to be wrong, but you gave me something new to research - DDD. Many thanks Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 04:51 am Stick around and you will learn lots of good stuff. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 06:48 am Note how all areas of the devices you are looking at are affected towards the closest rim? That is die wear. Not die doubling. On a doubled die the spread is on the centers of devices. While on this coin it looks like Machine Doubling, it's not. DDD shows on the devices in the direction of the closest rin, Machine Doubling is in a direction seen often as a single direction. I'd save this coin as an educational piece to show to a new collector as difference between the DDD vs MD. I'll be adding your images to add to my educational files. Edited by coop 02/25/2021 08:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19183 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 07:59 am At the risk of being redundant, I agree with advancing die deterioration--the heartbreak of DDD. Report this Post to the Staff
Bogiesmokes Valued Member United States 197 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 09:19 am I'm honored to have my nickel in your educational files, coop! Thanks for the thorough and detailed response, it helped me understand the DDD much more! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188952 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 12:23 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Parnelli917 Valued Member United States 392 Posts	Posted 02/27/2021 07:28 am Nice example and explanations. It's always good to have a reference point. Report this Post to the Staff
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