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Nice find! And  back, GrapeCollects! You should have Tanman look at this one. Errers and Varietys.
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Not much into nickels, but for what it's worth his eye does look like doubling to me. Was wondering what happened to you...I figured schooling or busy at the coin shop...how's the jaw OK ? back |
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You should have Tanman look at this one. Would be happy to send it his way. Quote:
Was wondering what happened to you...I figured schooling or busy at the coin shop...how's the jaw OK ? Went rouge a few years back and now do my own thing. I'm starting an electrician apprenticeship soon actually. Funny thing about the jaw, Doctor Who did my surgery is now in prison for second-degree depraved heart murder and involuntary manslaughter. Whoops! |
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WB Grape!
Glad you are still up and about!
as for your coin - possible defective planchet?
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Quote:Very cool coin but the doubling looks like "Rotational Machine Doubling" to me. Yeah and that I would normally agree with 100% and probability says it is, but in this case there's no shelf like I'd expect to see with MD. Look especially at that hair curl, there's no apparent reduction in the main device and appears to be a clear separation line. MD doubling at that specific area is irregular to say the least on top of that but not unheard of. Might just send it Tanner's way like E&V said. |
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You may be right Grape and only a few bucks to find out, Tanner knows his stuff and I'm only a novice at best.  The irregularity of the planchet may have come into play too with how the coin struck up. -makecents-
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Very cool ragged clip! I do believe the doubling is the result of DDD. Typically you might think of Die Deterioration as starting from the edge of the die and creeping inward (i.e. die flow is typically strongest towards the edge of the die) but on nickel and clad coinage you can see Die Deterioration start at the center and radiate outwards on the higher relief elements just like on this coin. You can see that the doubling is to the west on the eye and mouth, south on the hair by the ear, and to the east on the hair at the back of the head (it's radiating outwards). And if you look closely at the reverse, you can see similar doubling on the base of the steps and the top and sides of the dome. Since these two dies were likely installed at the same time, they have a similar level of die wear. |
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In searching nickels, I have occasionally come across similar wear on Jefferson's eye, corner of the mouth, and profile. As Tanner says, it appears to be a common location for Die Deterioration, particularly in the 1960s era dies. The contrast draws your eye, especially on mint state examples where the feature can really gleam brightly. Decidedly not mint state, but a good example on a 1964-D nickel:   |
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Posted 01/13/2025 9:27 pm
camp, I'm not really a big jeffersons guy and their weird 
