2006 Quarter, MD Or DD On P Mint Mark

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Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 08/07/2021 08:44 am These super small details on a coin are almost impossible for me to see at the moment so I did the best I could. Let me know if this is doubling or if I need to get better pics. It stood out to me after I found the 2015 though this looks more like a DD to me but I'll let you doubling experts decide Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21630 Posts	Posted 08/07/2021 09:05 am That one looks more like it has taken a hit flattening the bottom of the "P". Even MD would show the downstroke on the "P". Here is something I put put together a couple of years ago to help another collector to distinquish the difference between MD and DD. Not professionally done but I think it gets the point across. Report this Post to the Staff
Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 08/07/2021 09:10 am Thanks Again @JimmyD that is quite helpful. I think I'd be lucky to come across a DD severe enough to capture. But if I can see MD I should be able to see DD on some coins. I'll keep looking. I'll try and get a better shot of the mint mark, in the not zoomed in picture it looks bigger then a normal P mint mark and if you zoom on that it almost looks like a DD but then in my zoomed shot it's hard to tell. Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5591 Posts	Posted 08/07/2021 10:27 am Yes, it looks like either Die Deterioration or a ding to the P. Die Deterioration will sometimes look like MD, so you need to study the different things that produce anomalies. Edited by okiecoiner 08/07/2021 2:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 08/07/2021 11:42 am The P is not a mint mark. A mint mark denotes where the coin was struck. This has been the definition of mint mark for over a thousand years. The P on Canadian coins denotes "plated", and was used for a few years on multi-ply plated steel coins before it was replaced by the RCM logo. The Mint may call it a mint mark, but it's not, they need to buy a dictionary. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 08/07/2021 2:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 08/07/2021 3:29 pm Thanks for the info, I don't think I have the ability to tell the difference between such errors with just my phone. When I can afford it I'll get better equipment, but for now I'm learning. And MD and DDD are not real errors and carry no premium so it's all educational pieces for me unless I actually come across something. Iv searched so many coins at this point and only post what stands out to me and research based on what I find. I just need better equipment. Everything iv posted has been from an old google phone so that's all the tech I have for coin searching atm. Report this Post to the Staff
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