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Have come across a 1945 Merc with what appears to be definite hub doubling on the date. It shows up on the 1, 9, and 4 (similar to the 42/41D but not as pronounced) of the date and to a lesser degree with thickening of the bottom curve of the 5. Checked the CherryPickers Guide covering dimes with no reference. Anyone heard or seen this variety? If so, I was also wondering about a price reference. Coin looks to be a good XF-45 and possible AU50. The doubling shows up well under 10X magnif. |
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It's really impossible to help you without good, clear images that show the doubling. No disrespect intended, but over 75% of all "reported" doubling turns out to be something else that's not really worth anything.
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well he did say its Hub Double. Usually its Hub Double mistaken as a Double Die.
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Usually its Hub Double mistaken as a Double Die. "Hub doubling" and "doubled die" mean the same thing. |
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i thought hub doubling what when it makes the date look like its ghosted a little. and double die was two separate impressions.
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AHHH yea, thats what it was... had my wires crossed.
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Pictures will come next as soon as I can get something posted. Relatively new to the forum and need to perfect the technique for posting good images. As to doubling, there are very distinct notches on the crossbar and vertical bar of the "4", there is a distinct curved line in the lower curve of the "9", and there are notches in the top and bottom of the "1" which is indicative of a 1 postioned behind an overlaying 1. This is visible under 10X and much easier to distinguish under 30X. As to the 5, it shows up pretty much as just thickening of the lower curve of the 5. the 1, 9, and 4 look similar to but not identical to the doubling on the 42/41D. My $.02. time to work on the pictures. :-)
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Ok, Hello to all. I think I have been successful in taking some pics of the Merc dime I am referring too. These aren't the greatest, but you can see the notch in the bottom of the 4 and there is another notch underneath the crossbar of the 4. Some thickening of the lower curve on the 5 is visible. The die line (curved) in the 9 doesn't show up all that well as does not the upper point of the 1 behind the front 1. The extra tip of a 1 shows behind the primary 1 and appears to be tilted slightly to the left. Comments of further advice would be greatly appreciated. Dcreek1968   |
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Pictures looks soft lacking contrast. Take a look at one of my post here. https://goccf.com/t/67381Does it look similar to this one I have? |
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It's not a doubled die....Thanks,Bill
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These pictures are much better. dCreek, is this also a "D" mint coin, like macmercury's in the other thread? If this end's up being Machine Doubling, I need a better understanding of the term "notching". |
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I'm pretty new to this but it looks like a doubled die to me.
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Posted 07/19/2010 11:08 pm
