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moose59 Pillar of the Community United States 732 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 2:54 pm is the date doubled on this half or am I seeing things? Wouldn't be the first time! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 3:09 pm Looks like MD to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21631 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 3:12 pm John1 beat me to it but I agree with MD. Report this Post to the Staff
moose59 Pillar of the Community United States 732 Posts	Posted 03/14/2021 4:07 pm I looked up COOP's explanation on Half's, confusing at first but after reading a second time I understood it. I see the Machine Doubling. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/15/2021 3:19 pm The example listed on V.V is on the LIBERTY letters, and not very strong. http://www.varietyvista.com/11%20Fr...9PDDO001.htm But look at these images of the date area. See what is slightly below these digits? That is called flat field doubling. It is not part of the doubled die. It is MD on the first striking of the coin. When the second strike happens, it flattens those first MD examples, the the flat field doubling term used for that. When looking at the listings for V.V, make sure to look at the description box: Quote: Description: Light spread on LIBERTY. The rest of the devices would be normal, and not part of the doubled die. This is confusing, but it is a secondary source for looking for die scratches as a marker. Report this Post to the Staff
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