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Pillar of the Community
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Hello Everyone! I hope your night is going well... what do you think of this coin? Both sides, too   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I don't know enough about the series...but does look like a nice example!
I'm not seeing the doubling...could it be Longacre doubling?
I'll check back to see what the experts say.
Thanks for posting!
smat
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pics are too dark to make out doubling, at least for me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Left side denticles on shield side of the coin do look different. Not sure based on lighting/looking through case.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I find that when the denticles look doubled its normally Machine Doubling. But we need much closer pictures to confirm anything. |
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Pillar of the Community
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630 Posts |
Edited by Oldgrouchyguy
10/19/2022 1:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it's the light that is making the appearance of doubling in the photos.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
630 Posts |
RedRaider: it may look that way, but nearly the whole coin shows doubling (start at the date...)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The fact that this is seen on the entire coin bolsters my own opinion that this is light playing tricks. The way the light is angled is making it look like the whole coin shows doubling.
We need better pics in different light to make better judgements. Do you have the coin in hand?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No, I just bought it from Heritage... the images are scanned, so I'm not sure how the light would "play tricks". What it is, is one heckofa example of Machine Doubling. If the underdigits of the date were the same size as the overdigits, you could make a case for double-striking. Alas, they are larger, so it isn't double-struck but the next best thing... I'll have clear photos after it arrives |
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Pillar of the Community
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I mostly see a trick of image lighting. The right arrow may have a bit of actual separation in the tip, and the 18 may have a touch of doubling at the bottoms, which could also be MD. Not sure what's going on with the barely visible CENTS. Here is the FS-101 and the doubling is very obvious. https://coins.ha.com/itm/two-cent-p...bnail-071515 |
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Pillar of the Community
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Did HA advertise it as doubled? If they didn't then it probably isn't.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Heritage has no idea what they are selling sometimes (unattr. K.14-H FUGIO, for one), and you can't fault them for not looking at every single coin sold in their scratch 'n dent sales-twice they have tried to sell an 1804 1/2c in a holder marked C-11; it's really a C-5 and there's a huge difference between the two. This isn't the doubled die (see my earlier post on my newly-discovered Perfect Die State of the Doubled Die), so don't confuse the two. There would be no listing in the catalogue for Machine Doubled coins, as it's not a variety, just a minting goof. Very, very different "look". And, if these scans were faulty-they'd all be. The scan settings don't change.
Edited by Oldgrouchyguy
10/19/2022 7:43 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I will look forward to seeing pics once you have the coin in hand.
Lighting is weird with coins. If the prominent light is on the "north" side of the coin, the light will catch the high points and low points of the devices, sentinels, portrait, everything. That is what I see here. Light was at 12 o clock.
Please post more pics once you have the coin and prove me wrong! I'm here to learn!
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