My 1-St Doubled Die... 1964 Washington Proof

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Secret Argent Man Valued Member United States 320 Posts	Posted 05/11/2011 01:52 am I think I just found my first doubled die coin! When I decided to explore this aspect of things I went out & bought a cherrypicker's guide so I'd know what to look for, but wouldn't you know it, this one's not in there. But reading through the intro, discarding dozens of machine doubled coins and looking at photos of all the other ones in there I'm 99% sure... but am hoping someone more knowledgeable than yours truly can have a look and see if they concur. The Q, the U, and (to a lesser extent) the A all show what I think to be doubling. It shows up good on my super-giganto 4 MB photos, hopefully these scaled down ones will do the job. Pics: Report this Post to the Staff

jeffatNJC Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 05/11/2011 02:47 am I can't see it. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/11/2011 11:26 am It appears to be a normal proof Quarter. Very slight Machine Doubling. When you look too closely at coins, anything looks like something. Report this Post to the Staff
Secret Argent Man Valued Member United States 320 Posts	Posted 05/11/2011 12:48 pm Well, that's not what I wanted to hear! I have seen plenty of Machine Doubling and thought this looked different...especially on the Q, it is not the "flat shelf" apparently normally associated with machine...so I really thought I had something. Do I have to take back my dancing fruit? Edited by Secret Argent Man 05/11/2011 1:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/11/2011 1:57 pm I've seen very slight Machine Doubling. It usually affects a small area: I've labeled this one as ejection doubling, but it fits into the Machine Doubling subject. All caused by the same thing, loose dies/machine needing adjustment. If it were a doubled die more devices would have been affected equally. With the 9 different classes of doubled dies, the coins are affected different from different causes during the hubbing process. Machine Doubling is just movement during/after the strike. Here is what you would expect to see on a doubled die: https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._BIG_ONE.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._003_008.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...E_extras.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._Regular.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...9records.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...-1DR-001.jpg Note how the devices are affected from the hubbing process. Yes I know I used cents instead of quarters. But the principle is the same from denomination to denomination. Report this Post to the Staff
Secret Argent Man Valued Member United States 320 Posts	Posted 05/11/2011 3:34 pm I am beginning to think this is like a lot of things.. the first one is the hardest--- and then once you find it and know what to look for it'll probably come easier. I guess I'll keep looking. Thanks for the input all. On a side note, I am considering changing my signature to "False alarm, keep moving, nothing to see here..." Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/11/2011 7:27 pm Like you said, it takes time to get the eyes to recognize what you are looking at. Now that your eyes are picking up very minor stuff, when you find a real doubled die, it will just leap at you. You will know without a doubt what you have found. Then you will realize that you were looking to closely for something that wasn't there. I can't wait for your next coin Andrew. It should be the real deal. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 05/11/2011 11:16 pm Secret Argent Man....I am in the same boat...I have posted several false alarms and am still looking for my first! Wanna race? Report this Post to the Staff
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