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Valued Member
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don't look at dimes much, but does this look like a Doubled are on this 1988 dime. Also, anyone know any good sites for dime varieties?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi, This is also Die Deterioration Doubling. One of the toughest types of worthless doubling to get used to is the doubling effect seen on coins struck by worn dies. The edges of the letters at the surface of the dies become spread and mushy and when they strike a coin, it gives the appearance of doubling. Die Deterioration Doubling is extremely common on nickels and copper nickel clad coinage. The planchets are so hard that they cause the dies to take a beating. This is an extreme example of Die Deterioration Doubling as seen on the reverse of a 1983 D Jefferson nickel. This kind of doubling can be very deceiving and is one of the most commonly found types of doubling that has been attributed incorrectly as a doubled die.  |
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The upper left outside corner of the are looks notched or am I seeing things that are not there? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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 It does looked notched. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like that notching could be the result of the heavy die scratches in the area. Problem is, the image is way too tight (too magnified) to tell what's going on all around the area.
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I'll try to get a better shot tonight with my camera. This is what I was curious about, it looked like notching on the top left corner of the "R". their are some streking type marks running through the coin, which I am assuming die cracks or deterioration of some sort?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bill, I would have fallen for that nickel you posted. That sure looks like a doubled die to me.
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United States
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sorry for the delay, here is the pic I got from my camera, what do you think? doubling or Die Deterioration?  |
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one more a little closer.  |
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Definitely not a doubled die. The surrounding areas clinch it. In order for the doubling on the are to have that appearance and BE a doubled die, the appearance would have to be shared elsewhere nearby, and the you and I don't have it at all. It's die wear, which CAN be selective.
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