1962 Nickel - Crazy Doubling+++ On Obverse & Reverse

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TedError Valued Member United States 242 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 8:27 pm I know most likely MD and DDD but I still love this coin. Will be a keeper for me :), but as always I love seeing the experts opinions. The same features that happened on the date also happened to all of the outside words on both the obverse and reverse. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 8:36 pm Woah, that was one tired die that stuck this coin. I love seeing that die erosion. "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." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19171 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 9:06 pm Very cool! Excellent example of rather extreme die issues. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 9:12 pm Cool keeper! "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
datadragon Pillar of the Community United States 1648 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 9:20 pm Very neat looking nickel. According to my notes I have, Fred Weinberg said ....and it's VERY common on Jefferson nickels, in the 1960-1962 era especially (referring to Die Deterioration Doubling). So unfortunately cant retire but a good example to keep. DDD for the newbies - Die Deterioration Doubling which simply means it came from a worn die that should have been retired. It is not a true doubled die, nor an error. You can lookup actual ones here https://www2.briansvarietycoins.com/listings Edited by datadragon 05/14/2023 9:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96580 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 9:48 pm That is incredible! I have not seen a die this worn out before. very cool. Save it as an example of DDD in a 2x2. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 10:05 pm looks like flames rising from the digits, that's one smokin' hot date Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 10:09 pm Killer, love it! Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 05/14/2023 11:30 pm I like this most late Strike Doubling due to the DDD. I think it is a hard to find a pair with this extremely late stage. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 08:08 am Very nice example of a very worn die issue. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 12:26 pm Just extreme die wear on an aging die. Not a doubled die. A doubled die will show the devices enlarged on the centers of the devices: Note the spread on the devices are on the center areas of the devices. (Not on the outside edges of the devices. This enlarges the devices. Note the spread when the die is doubled/tripled/quad enlarging the devices on the centers of the devices? Die wear is just a die event that happens. When the die was fresh, these worn devices did not appear. They are part of an aging process. But on a doubled die, these happen on the first coin struck with that that die. Thus the term, doubled die. The die creation had a doubled hub process that altered the normal size of the devices. Die events and Machine Doubling are not doubled dies. They are die wear and striking issues. Hub doubling makes the devices enlarged/raised on the surface of the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 5:48 pm Fred was right. The early 60s they ran the dies till they fell apart. Report this Post to the Staff
TedError Valued Member United States 242 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 9:15 pm I also have a 1964 nickel not quite as good as the one posted on this post, I will post it later. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 9:27 pm Please start a new thread with this! Report this Post to the Staff
TedError Valued Member United States 242 Posts	Posted 05/15/2023 10:38 pm I will. New thread for a different coin. Got it!!' Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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