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Hey there! This coin looks as if it's double on the whole obverse. On the legend it's clearly visible and if you look at some of the feathers you can see it looks that way too.   Is it doubled? If so.. What would you think a value would be? I know that it's cleaned :/ |
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I am no pro but it looks like Machine Doubling to me. Lets wait for the pros to answer.
John1 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah,,,I think MD but I'm not a pro either.
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Okay I read some about MD and die doubling. I'd say that this is MD, since it's not just in a few places. The coin has probably moved slightly during the minting process?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What you have is a nice example of Longacre doubling. It has no premium value.
Edited by Conder101
01/04/2011 09:38 am
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Okay thanks. Cleaned and no premium, doesn't look good ;)
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Is there any difference between Longacre and MD ? I mean visually, not the process.
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Biggest clue is that Longacre doubling is typically seen on both sides of the letter, sometimes all the way around a letter or feature. You may see it on opposite sides of adjacent letters. Machine Doubling is caused by the shifting of the die at the end of the strike and the die can't shift in mutliple directions at the same time or in different directions on adjacent letters. The Longacre doubling is actually a part of the die. |
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 Longacre doubling--and there aren't any documented doubled dies this year. I don't see a repunched date either. I would grade this one VF30, and may be cleaned. Retail on an 1879 in VF30 is around $50. |
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what biochemist said: Longacre doubling.
no added value
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I have the Longacre doubling on a Seated Half with arrows. I've posted it here, and perhaps you can find more information. https://goccf.com/t/77416&SearchTer...cre,doublingThere is no "added value", but the lore of Lonacre and this doubling is a great topic and lesson. For someone with a type set trying to exhibit the history of coins and their various attributes, this is certainly a valuable side note. As you can tell by my post, even some of the most brilliant collectors have been alluded by the Longacre double. Edited by Drsandman2
01/14/2011 8:36 pm
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By the way, you have a very nice coin there!
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Posted 01/04/2011 08:57 am
