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I am still trying to learn to detect Machine Doubling better and I think I'm seeing it in this coin. I'd like to find out if my guess is correct or not. This is a coin in which I don't see the popular double ear or anything wild like that, but in some spots it's doing something on the obverse which I don't see on other circulated 1984's I compare it to. The main locations where I am seeing this are: -Lincoln's face from the nose to neck. -Doubling of 'ERTY' in LIBERTY. -What looks like second earlobe at the bottom of the ear. (Not the *the* double ear though) What is this? Thanks. I hope my point & shoot through the loupe shots work to show this. Face  Face2  LIBERTY  LIBERTY2  Ear?  Ear2  Ear3  Date  (Don't really see anything, just figured I'd show it.) The glorious [out of focus] specimen  Edited by trent
04/06/2011 8:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks guys. Much appreciated.
Instead of the junk bin this one gets saved so that I can use it to compare with others...which will all end up in the junk bin.
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Pillar of the Community
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That's the spirit! Learn by example!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Instead of junking them, I pass them on to new collectors so they have an example of what is not doubling...I also save some of the extreme MD just to keep them off ebay  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I save a few for educational purposes. But they are piling up. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
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I sell all mine on ebay as double dies to unsuspecting, uneducated children for big bucks because I lost my job and I am entitled to take advantage of others. |
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Ok now for a very unorthodox question? Has the profile of Abe been doubled on a coin (besides an ear)? If not how is in not possible. I dont believe I have ever heard of it, just want to know or is it because of the minting process.
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Bedrock of the Community
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This happens from normal dies while coin coin is being struck the die move slightly and damage part of the devices. Happens a lot. Often mistaken as a doubled die, but is just as common as sand. Not a real collectable. Sold on ebay to the rubes by bottom feeders. |
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Posted 04/06/2011 8:10 pm
