2015 Quarter, Is This A Double Date?

That is MD. See how the original devices have been reduced in size and the "Doubling "
appears shelf like, that is the tell tale sign of MD.
On a DD, the devices would appear larger and the Doubling would be the same height.

Correct

This is Die Deterioration Doubling, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 can all be found with this phenomena.

When the dies get old they begin to wear out in an outward motion bleeding off into the rim, some examples look extremely convincing, even showing minor notching.

I debunked them as doubled dies when I began finding them with progressions going from a normal date and the "doubling" getting larger and larger which a doubled die cannot do.

Neat to look at, but if you keep your eyes peeled and search quarter boxes they are more of an annoyance then anything else as finding them becomes extremely frequent.

This isent Machine Doubling (MD) at all.

What you are seeing is Die Deterioration Doubling, Die Deterioration happens over the lifespan of the working dies and when they start to break down and deteriorate they start to look doubled.

Not an error or a variety, merely an old die that should have been changed quicker.

Ahhh thank you for that, how can you tell the dif between DDD and MD?

@okiecoiner, no one can be a master over night at telling "what is what" I have no equipment. What you see is cell phone photos. Which I take alot of photos and looked through thousands of coins. I put aside anything that looks abnormal. The I look up close (with my phone) from that I out aside what I'm unsure of. Then each coin I study and research possible errors. I have spent dozens of hours reading about errors, maybe hundreds of hours. So I'd appreciate it if you acknowledge that. I'm not just posting every coin that's kind of weird, I'm learning. And you can see it through my posts. I'm not expecting to hit gold. But it's clear through all of my posts that I'm a learning numismatic. Once I get some actual gear my posts will improve but I'm 100% capped for extra expenses. I appreciate all of your posted but please do not talk to me like I ignore the links and info sent to me.

There are so many errors/not real errors that are hard to differentiate unless you have good gear. I'd say I'm doing pretty good considering not a single image iv posted or looked at myself has been with my cell phone. I have not touched a computer in years really other then the odd time I have to.

Main point is I appreciate all of your knowledge, and have real ALOT about errors. And still have more to read. I could spend the next 6months doing nothing but reading and learning about the hobby, or even go to school to learn. But I don't have the time it money for that. I don't ask that you respond to my posts and appreciate that you do. But please don't condescend. I work hard for the fact that iv taken on this hobby (and enjoy it) while working full time at the hospital and caring for my first child that was birth just over 1 year ago.

Thank you for all your knowledge everyone, and patients. I will continue to search with my phone and eyes and learn from what you all post. But I can't be better then what I'm capable of.

I have to agree with okiecoiner, his advice is as solid as they come and you shouldent feel offended by it, what okiecoiner is trying to say is this forum covers alot of subjects, this post you created being one of them.

On the top left hand side of the screen where it says "Search this Forum" in the "Canadian Error & Variety" forum where this post has been created you can literally find hundreds of posts covering information regarding doubled dies, Die Deterioration and Machine Doubling.

When you are researching and using Google for example, 9 times out of 10 you end up on the coin community forum, and this forum shows some of the best information you could possibly want.

As for the difference between Machine Doubling and Die Deterioration Doubling.

- Machine Doubling will reduce the size of the devices and happens during the strike of the coin when the obverse or reverse die nudges into the edges of the designs or lettering on its way back up from the strike due to vibration or shifting and is a common occurance, not an error or variety.

- Die Deterioration Doubling happens when an obverse or reverse die has been used for a lot longer than it should have, over time dies begin to deteriorate and break apart, causing die chips, die cracks and the designs or letters begin to get larger and widen outward (kind of like bubble letters) the photo I supplied of the 2015 quarter is a perfect example, also not an error or variety.

Machine Doubling and Die Deterioration Doubling can be dificult to determine at times if you dont have the correct equiptment.

When it comes to doubled dies, a microscope or proper loupe is a must, there's really no way around it unless you have a high end digital camera laying around that takes close up macro shots.

wrekkdd .... what king of computer operating system do you have. I have a digital blue with all the software that I can no longer use because I got a new computer. You have to be able to load discs into your computer to use the Digital Blue. It is a microscope that has 10X, 60X and 100X and I used to take great photos of my coins (or sections of coins). Every photo that I've ever put in my posts are from that microscope with its own lighting.