asciibaron

i have been looking closely at my 1942-D and it appears to be a double die. the 4 and 2 show artifacts of each number under and slightly offset of the current number. the face of Liberty has an outline from the top of the cap to the truncated bust. i wish i had a macro lens for my DSLR so i could show you what i'm seeing.

at first i thought it was a mechanical DD, but it really appears that the die was doubled - anyone have a record of this double die - the Lange book makes no mention of much of anything other than the 2 over 1 in 42.

i think i scored big if this proves to be a non-mechanical double die. when i bought it, i noticed it looked slightly different than the others, but i wasn't sure why. i can only see the doubling with the 10x glass and it really stands out in bright light.

i'll try to get a picture tonight with my wife's digicam - it has a macro feature, but the camera isn't that great.

-Steve

eddiespin

You mean "doubled." May as well make sounds like a pro.

Anyway, never heard of a '42-D doubled die. Can't wait to see those pics, though...sounds interesting.

GDJMSP

There are two different varieties for the '42-D DDO - descriptions can be found - HERE

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asciibaron

it is clearly mechanical doubling based on comments and examples in the Lange book. here's the best i've been able to do with my wife's POS digicam. (warning, big image)

http://asciibaron.dyndns.org/images/...42doubling.jpg

-Steve

Gail

I also have a 1942-D mercury that i was looking at today and noticed the date is doubled. I was wondering if someone could look at it and tell me if that's what it is or something else. Thanks!

GDJMSP

It appears to be mechanical doubling Gail.

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Treashunt

Gail
Welcome to the forum.
And, no, it it not a doubleD die.
Strike/mechanical doubling.

No added value.

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