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1994 D Dime That Is Possibly A Double Die

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I was looking through the change I had lying around, and I think I found a dime with a double die error. I'm not too familiar with this error since I've never had one in my possession, so I'd like to know if it's a double die or Machine Doubling.
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. That is MD. There are many types of doubling, here is a site you need to bookmark and read: https://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles...Doubling.htm
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Highly recommend using a reference site like Wexler's or Variety vista while you hunt. While it's true that no site is completely comprehensive and there are always new discoveries being made, it's pretty safe to assume as a new collector that if a coin you've found doesn't look like one of the varieties listed, then the issue is with you misidentifying the coin and not with the incompleteness of thir listings.
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Nice MD example.

FYI
A Doubled Die is not an error, it is a variety as it is on
the Die before any coins are struck.
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Please no screen shots. Direct Camera photos zoomed in are much much better and more useful!
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As mentioned the doubling on the reverse is Machine Doubling. (You have a better chance to find DDR's on dime reverses more on the new coins. Obverses are pretty much done after the early 1970's
http://varietyvista.com/07%20Roosev...Listings.htm
Note the ones in blue that are underlined? Those are the DDO's on Dimes:
http://varietyvista.com/07%20Roosev...Listings.htm
DDR's are similar, but on the new dies the reverses are affected in areas not often seen in the past, but in the new locations for the single squeeze dies. (look these up to see where to look for and what to search out.
But on your coin it is Machine Doubling. There is on DDR that is affected on that area, but seeing them side by side will help you see the spread easier.
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Note the closed devices on how the inside areas are smaller than normal from a normal example. On your coin those affected areas are reduced in size. On a DDR, the will be enlarged. (view image above again to see what I'm refering to)
On the obverse of your coin the date is showing a partial fill of grease and circulation flatting altering the date area. Note the ear and the side burn are affected on the outer edges of those devices. Exactly where Machine Doubling affects the devices removing the contour edge and pushing it aside. On the DDO's on Wexlers site show doubling on the ear of one die example.
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Note the affected area is the spread in the centers of the devices, not on the outside edges of devices. When you look at the outsides/insides of devices, there you will find the Machine Doubling. Look for the spread. If none is present, move on to the next coin. Dawdling, you will find Machine Doubling. Save your eyes. If you have to look for the spread, it's probably not there.
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