Posted 05/15/2024 1:28 pm
Somewhat minor compared to the rest of the DDO's for 2012, but yes, that is a doubled die obverse. 2012 was chucked full of doubled die varieties for the Loon Dollar, Grey Cup, and Lucky Loonie.
Nice catch Bojan Radosavljevic, you're on a roll!
John1,
I can see why you would think MD, the devices on the loon dollars are really flat, so when a doubled die is present it can sometimes be difficult to differentiate between a doubled die, and Machine Doubling. Quickest way to tell is to look for notching, which is present on more than one letter.
Nice catch Bojan Radosavljevic, you're on a roll!
John1,
I can see why you would think MD, the devices on the loon dollars are really flat, so when a doubled die is present it can sometimes be difficult to differentiate between a doubled die, and Machine Doubling. Quickest way to tell is to look for notching, which is present on more than one letter.
Finding and discovering modern Canadian doubled die varieties since 2018.
2023 Recent Publications:
Modern Canadian Doubled Die Varieties - First Edition
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2023 Recent Publications:
Modern Canadian Doubled Die Varieties - First Edition
PDF & Paperback https://www.mcddv.ca (website currently down for maintenance as of 08/01/2024)
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