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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
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That is what a classic case of Machine Doubling or die wear/deterioration looks like  |
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When comparing coins, you need to use the same year and mint mark and in the same condition. There are years where the mint changed the designs. I am not seeing a DDR. Circulation flattening seems probable. John1 |
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 The dime on the left was struck with an older die and the dime on the right was struck with a fresh die IMO |
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Thank you for your patience with me. I do find it rather odd that Machine Doubling is not considered valuable as a die error but then again I am just a newbie, learning one day at a time. I wish I did have a 1983D regular dime for the comparison but I didn't have a single one other than the one I have with the Machine Doubling on it. It just struck me as odd looking that the reverse was so much thicker looking compared to my nicer looking dimes, so that was why I wanted to know about it. I have a couple more dimes that are doozys to me so I will probably post about those in the future. I am trying to limit myself to one or two posts a day in the hopes that my ignorance of this hobby wont be as annoying. |
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I am trying to limit myself to one or two posts a day in the hopes that my ignorance of this hobby wont be as annoying. Please post as many coins a day as you wish. All we ask is for you to continue to keep an open mind with our replies as you learn more about how to separate actual errors from damage.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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What Spence said rain, keep them coming. When I started last year I would try to limit my posts to like once a week because I was new and didn't want to impose and inundate the forum. The more I've gotten into it and learned from the forum I love seeing all the new post's and reading the comments. It's how I learn. Unfortunately I'm not finding anything decent enough to post. Errrrrr. Guess that means I'm learning.
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Pillar of the Community
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As John1 said, you need to compare compatible years/mints, they change from time to time but that's a later lesson. I think what you have is just a tired die, that has expanded over time, making the devices thicker and closer together, probably circulation has not helped either. Keep asking questions though, that's how you learn.  -makecents-
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree, just struck with a later die stage die.
No need to limit your posts. :)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Also on the UNITED STATES, some of these devices are showing a Grease Fill on some of the center devices. They will be looking enlarged, because of the grease, the tops of the devices will not show the tapered edges of the devices. So they are not a doubled die. They are normal size, altered by the grease in the die. So this coin is just a normal die strike with a small amount of a grease strike. On a DDR, the devices are doubled on the die, the die that struck your coin was a normal die. (Also use the same date/mint to compare with. Some years/mint die have more that one design for the reverse that were used on certain years) So always compare with coins of the same year. |
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