1983 Nickel Doubling OBV & Rev? - Coin Community Forum

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Margaret Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 03/27/2006 11:05 am I found this in some change the other day. There is clearly doubling on both the obverse & reverse in the lettering. I've seen some with with doubling on one side but never both sides! Another keeper for sure. Is this common for this year? Is it Mechanical Doubling? "Monticello" is also doubled but the pictures are not good enough to make that out. Any help appreciated! Margaret Image: 1983 nickel 023.jpg 58.74 KB Image: 1983 nickel 032-2.jpg 25.72 KB Image: 1983 nickel 034.jpg 55.42 KB Image: 1983 nickel 035-3.jpg 52.75 KB Image: 1983 nickel 034-11.jpg 52.08 KB Report this Post to the Staff

coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 10:32 pm You have what is known as Die Deterioration Doubling, and it's really common on nickels because they are made of the hardest metal we strike. The cause of this doubling is chipping at the devices in a direction parallel to the rim when the die wears out. There is no premium value for such doubling. It's actually very common in some years. Report this Post to the Staff
Margaret Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 03/28/2006 10:47 pm Thanks CC. I knew you would know!!! I've been spending hours on your site checking out the different varieties of doubling, great information there. I thought this might be Machine Doubling, one of these days I'll figure it out! Appreciate the input. Margaret Report this Post to the Staff
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