1987 P Nickel On The Reverse Is It Doubled In The Word Cents

I believe this issue to be Machine Doubling on your reverse. But, could be DDD.

thanks and how do you the difference between the two

Use the Search box above to find many past threads on how to distinguish between the different types of doubling, with many pics.

Just extreme die wear. DDD didn't happen till later on on the nickels. (What date? I'm not sure, but there were some 2004 nickels that were not from the single squeeze dies)

On Cents it is a lot easier to see on the DDD. It is seen on the fields of the die that shows an extension only on the fields at first. The Cent DDD is seen in 4 stages that I can tell so far. But on your nickel, it is too early to be DDD.


The Single squeeze dies all have the same lower profile on the bust/design devices.
Thus on Stage 1 the die wear is first seen on the fields, and not on the devices.


As it progresses, Stage 2 Ridge Ring is seen on the motto area and Liberty areas of the cent design.



When on Stage 3 when Ridge Ring is polished off, then the devices weaken and almost disappear.


On the 4th stage the open fields above the Liberty is affected.



Nickels seen to be different. So far I'm not seeing the differences like the Cent dies are showing. But the location of the Doubled dies are different on the two different types of die creation. On the older dies, the they are located more often on the outer devices and on the eye on cents. On the single squeeze dies, they show the hub doubling on the central areas of the designs. Also more of a distorted device appearance, rather than spread. On the single squeeze dies, they are only hubbed once. (Class 9 Doubled dies) Thus the alignment is starts, but moves as the pressure increases. Thus distorting the center of the design most of the time. (I have a personal theory on why this happens. I feel the blanks highest point is the cause. If moves into position, then moves into correct position altering just the devices on the center area of the newly created die. The higher point, being the center of the blank.

I feel if they removed the point on the blank, then this would not happen. The slightest movement of the hub alters the devices on the center of the normal design. Thus the devices are distorted:

But that is what I feel is the cause of the single squeeze doubled dies. (Because if affects the central areas of the dies)

CoopHome: What is DDD on the single squeeze dies? What could be the cause of doubled dies on the single squeeze process?