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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-02-2008, 04:08 PM   #1 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,167 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Circulated 1985 Roosevelt Dime - Very Sharp AU 58 - Possible Double Die http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11252..._dime_1985.png http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11252...e_1985_1.2.png http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11252...e_1985_rev.png I think this is a real double die.. __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   12-02-2008, 04:12 PM   #2 (permalink) tcore Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,182 My Mood: Ruben, What part do you see that's doubled? __________________ ANA# R-3135486 ---My Gallery---   12-02-2008, 04:15 PM   #3 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,167 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by tcore Ruben, What part do you see that's doubled? Dates, Letters - its really everywhere. Look at the large photo's esp the reverse. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   12-02-2008, 04:21 PM   #4 (permalink) tcore Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,182 My Mood: I don't know... I'm not seeing it, but maybe I'm just not seeing it. __________________ ANA# R-3135486 ---My Gallery---   12-02-2008, 04:24 PM   #5 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,167 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 what do you see in the lower loup of the 8 of 1985? Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   12-02-2008, 04:41 PM   #6 (permalink) tcore Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,182 My Mood: To be honest with you, the image isn't sharp enough and the reflection is blocking me from seeing fine resolution detail (not that I could do any better on the image). I'm not saying the doubling isn't there. I just can't see it. __________________ ANA# R-3135486 ---My Gallery--- Last edited by tcore; 12-02-2008 at 04:43 PM.   12-02-2008, 05:03 PM   #7 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,167 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by tcore To be honest with you, the image isn't sharp enough and the reflection is blocking me from seeing fine resolution detail (not that I could do any better on the image). I'm not saying the doubling isn't there. I just can't see it. I'll see if I can get a better pic. The tip off was that I took all those pictures together in about 30 minutes with the lighting and camera the same and that dime looked different than the others. Closer looking at the date made it clear to me, anyway, that the who dime had doubling. I don't know if it is mechanical or die, but it does seem to be doubling. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   12-02-2008, 05:04 PM   #8 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,167 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by tcore To be honest with you, the image isn't sharp enough and the reflection is blocking me from seeing fine resolution detail (not that I could do any better on the image). I'm not saying the doubling isn't there. I just can't see it. How about the I in AMERICA? __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   12-02-2008, 05:24 PM   #9 (permalink) mark_h Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,472 Just from the way the coin looks it almost looks like a worn die. I am not an expert at this, but that is what I think I see. It reminds me of that jefferson nickel I posted a while back. __________________ the other mark 2nd Annual CoinTalk Fundraiser: Official Thread! (Donatations being accepted: March 1st - March 27th 2010) Best Baan Community   12-02-2008, 08:37 PM   #10 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,653 There is definite doubling on the coin, just can;t tell what kind based on the pics. Easiest place for me to see it is IN GOD WE TRUST. But Ruben, that is no where near AU. It's another VF. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-02-2008, 10:17 PM   #11 (permalink) Leadfoot Numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,896 My Mood: Looks like strike doubling to me, but I'd love to see a really huge and tack-sharp version of the image to be more sure.   12-02-2008, 10:17 PM   #12 (permalink) Leadfoot Numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,896 My Mood: p.s. an extreme closup of a few areas of doubling would be even better.   12-02-2008, 10:56 PM   #13 (permalink) mark_h Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,472 Next question: On this dime what made me think of worn dies were how fat the legends appeared to be, especially around the reverse. The way it looked reminded me of that nickel I posted some time back. Almost like the worn dies made things fatter and weaker in appearance. Is this possible? __________________ the other mark 2nd Annual CoinTalk Fundraiser: Official Thread! (Donatations being accepted: March 1st - March 27th 2010) Best Baan Community   12-02-2008, 11:00 PM   #14 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,653 Of course it's possible. Die deterioration is a well known cause of what looks like doubling. Then there is mechanical doubling and of course a doubled die. Any of them are possible, but with these pics we can't see. But if you look at the bottom left corner of the G in GOD, that looks pretty rounded to me. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-02-2008, 11:06 PM   #15 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,167 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP Of course it's possible. Die deterioration is a well known cause of what looks like doubling. Then there is mechanical doubling and of course a doubled die. Any of them are possible, but with these pics we can't see. But if you look at the bottom left corner of the G in GOD, that looks pretty rounded to me. truthfully, when I was editing these images it occurred to me that this might be the first true double die I ever got because the doubling seems distinct in the lettering and the tail of the 9 seems very distinct. I'm going to have to pull this coin out of the stack of pulled circulated coins again and look at it closer. I'm glad to see that my routine coins are being enjoyed and being used as learning tools. There is more to collecting than chasing riches and arguing about economics. Ruben Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. 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