Doubled Die Maryland State Quarter

Hi rickou812

I have not seen or heard about a doubled die variety for the maryland SQ

I dont see anything that jumps out at me as far as Die Doubling goes, but I'm at a disadvantage looking at pics.

Best to wait for some other responses .

Rick

Rick, my wife and I have obtained NUMEROUS of the new quarters that appear to have doubling on them. The BIGGEST problem with this is the fact that the Mint didn't spend as much time, money, or effort into creating die that would last. Remember, the State Quarters program was created to honor all 50 states. With this in mind, the dies had to be able to withstand only a certain number of strikes (or at least last thru a long enough time to get the job done). We have found about 10-30 ROLLS of the West Virginia quarters that had chunks of the "lamination" missing from either the obverse or reverse of the coins...wish I could tell you more, but they're not going to bring ANY type of premium anytime soon. I can see what you are talking about regarding the doubling, but unfortunately, it is merely a mechanical flaw in the die.

I WILL say that it's a great find to keep for your personal collection! I have a set of about 15-25 WV quarters that will stay in UNC condition with me until I grow old. The reason? There is a progression of die cracks on the obverse coming from Washington's neck and flowing to the left. (I consider them my own personal "discovery" set.)

Hi rickou812

Check out this site and see if you can recognise the doubling on your coin.What I see is Mechanical Doubling ,,I do not see any Die doubling.

http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...Doubling.htm


Mechanical Doubling adds no value to the coin.

Rick