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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-16-2004, 07:32 PM   #1 (permalink) sorensen Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 11 WL 1942S could this be double struck? Found this coin in a roll of halves. I was struck by the double lip part way around the rim. Could this be a mint double strike? Attached Thumbnails     __________________ Jens Sorensen Florida Retread   07-16-2004, 08:18 PM   #2 (permalink) National dealer Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,387 Never heard of a doubled rim. Would really have to see the coin to determine what caused this.   07-16-2004, 10:05 PM   #3 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,562 A coin with a doubled rim is not unheard of but they certainly are not common. Rim errors occurr when the collar slips - usually down. There is even a variety known as the railroad rim - but this error actually appears on the edge of the coin making it look like a railroad wheel. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   07-17-2004, 10:05 AM   #4 (permalink) National dealer Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,387 The coin doesn't look like a collar error to me, but it is a little hard to judge by the pic. Could be a tilted die, but would really have to see the coin to be sure.   07-17-2004, 01:37 PM   #5 (permalink) sorensen Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 11 Thanks for input, took coin to Local dealer. He confirmed "railroad wheel" oddity. He pulled a reference text and showed me the passage. Very interesting. Always something new to learn. __________________ Jens Sorensen Florida Retread   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « New Jeff Garrett book on gold coins? | Trivia Question » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post World's most expencive coins coinandrew World & Ancient Coins 26 11-07-2009 04:14 PM Trivia: Millennium Coins Part 2 N. America/U.S.A. Clinker Coin Chat 0 01-31-2008 11:01 AM SURVEY, double struck or smooth edge chrisbauman US Coins Forum 4 10-25-2007 11:06 PM Interesting find on ebay about the rarity of Adams double struck chrisbauman US Coins Forum 1 09-17-2007 10:18 AM state quarter 1999 double struck error ?? bigd Error Coins 2 07-11-2006 04:59 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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