I Think I Found My First DD! 1976 Kennedy Doubled Die Reverse / DDR ?

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Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 5:50 pm Ok...I tend to get over excited so I am trying not to be. I have been looking through cents, halfs, and dollars looking for silver and DD's. I think I just found my first. I did everything I could to get good pics but I don't have the proper equipment. I literally took these with my Nikon 17-55mm through my 16x Loupe... Did I find my first? Edited by Jayman931 04/27/2011 5:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 5:51 pm Sorry but it looks like MD to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 5:55 pm Im an amature...so how do you tell the difference? Report this Post to the Staff
drdave Pillar of the Community United States 721 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 6:08 pm Jayman931 - it looks like Machine Doubling (MD) to me too. This is generally characterized by a flat, shelf-like appearance of the doubling, and it is more common. I'm sure there are some great resources out there (and on this forum) that can tell you more about the differences. I'm not an expert either, hopefully an "expert" will respond. Report this Post to the Staff
HeadsIWin Valued Member United States 260 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 6:13 pm I think because what you were looking as doubling is flat and not raised like the normal letters. Doubling has depth where MD does not. ANYONE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME. I'm still learning too. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 6:40 pm yes...it looks flat to me too.... Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 7:40 pm Jayman931, read this link it is very good. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=51410 John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 7:57 pm Quote: Jayman931, read this link it is very good. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=51410 John1 Well that clears things up alot...thanks! Now being said it is Machine Doubling...is there any premium to this or just $.50 Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 8:01 pm http://cgi.ebay.com/1971-D-Kennedy-...em56433fe27b so this is MD and not DD on ebay Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 8:24 pm Machine Doubling and a lot of hype. LOL Report this Post to the Staff
HeadsIWin Valued Member United States 260 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 10:21 pm Jayman931, hold on to it though and use it as a reference coin. One way that I look at MD is like this: Say you have an inked stamp and you are going to stamp that image (like your address) on an envelope. You Stamp it once and the image looks doubled because the stamp shifted in the process. Now stamp the image twice on the same spot on another envelope, that is an overlap, a doubled image. Same idea on a DD on a coin. Doubling comes from the same image twice. MD is stamped once but shifted in the the process. I hope this helps. I still have trouble telling the difference sometimes. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 10:39 pm Does MD have any additional value? It makes sense to me now. This is with out a doubt a MD and not a DD...thanks for all your help everyone...I still think its cool that I found it cause it was subtle... Report this Post to the Staff
HeadsIWin Valued Member United States 260 Posts	Posted 04/27/2011 10:43 pm As far as I know MD doesn't add any value, though some people do collect extreme MD samples,the one you found is minor. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 04/28/2011 11:39 am Thanks for all the info...I'm gonna hold on to it as it is my first MD....probably first of many before my first DD.... Report this Post to the Staff
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