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jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 10:51 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Found an odd '55 tonight while roll searching. First off, the date looks either doubled or there has been some Die Deterioration (primarily around the second 5 in the date)-I am pretty sure it is the latter. Secondly, on the reverse, I can see the entire outline of the Lincoln impression from the obverse. Both of these were pretty hard to photograph, but I got as good a pic as I could. Any idea about these issues? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

acloco Pillar of the Community United States 3540 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 11:08 pm Poor man's double die is what it is called. The reverse is just a touch offcenter. :) Maybe this coin was the one that started the 55 DD? Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 11:13 pm The off-center look is because of the angle that I shot the coin to show the impression of Lincoln. I could not capture the image with a straight up shot. Report this Post to the Staff
acloco Pillar of the Community United States 3540 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 11:17 pm Any doubling in the other lettering, ear, lips, etc? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/25/2011 11:42 pm Quote: Maybe this coin was the one that started the 55 DD? Uh no, completely unrelated. This coin suffers from severe Die Deterioration which is also responsible for Abe's ghost image(transfer die wear) and yours is quite a strong example. The 1955 doubled die was created when the die steel was impressed(hubbed) with the image twice but the second hubbing was not aligned with the first hubbing. That die struck 1955 DDOs from beginning to end while the die used to strike the posted coin started out striking coins with normal detail but was used long after it should have been retired which resulted in the mess you see. Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 04/26/2011 10:02 pm biokemist6-I got the Die Deterioration on the date and the misalignment on the true double 55, but I may be having a senior moment, I still do not understand how Die Deterioration caused the "ghost" image. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/26/2011 10:59 pm Alan Herbert's The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors 7th Ed. has termed it Heavy Design Transfer. Quote: A die that was damaged due to repeated and lengthy use to strike coins which results in the vague outline of the central design element of the opposing die being transferred to the other die through the planchets as they are struck. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 07:21 am Stress on one die from repeated use with another die. Pretty simple, actually. Report this Post to the Staff
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