Pick-a-nik

Here's a buffalo nickel I have which has something going on with the date and head area. I believe Breen says there's a minor double die for this date but doesn't give a picture. Could be just mech. die doubling, as I'm not an expert but still interesting looking coin I'd thought I'd share.

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the_man12

Looks doubled to me.

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Treashunt

Forget Breen on the Buffs, he is out of it.

There is no DDO listed in Wexler or Lange.

Looks to be strike/machine doubling on the date.
Look at how flat the second part of the date looks.

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Lafayette

I was just about to say that. You saved me the typing.

bhp3rd

If there was a true doubled die with that much spread on this date it most certainly would have been discovered and attributed sooner. That plus it looks pretty flat to me from photo. Also, with that much wear to still see the doubling from that angle, (photo) - a true doubled die would not show that prominent with that much wear.
Ben Peters

And P.S. to Nic - I don't mean you have to learn to desire these coins (or they only have worth) in MS-64 to be of value or desirability but the value is seeing the coin, seeing the doubling. Oftentimes a nice VF-30 will do the trick or an AU-55.
I certainly don't have all my coins in mint state some are not even known to exist in mint state. The Morgan dollar "hot lips" variety fairly common in lower grades will buy you a new car in mint state, the 1935-P DDR-001 nickel hardly is ever found past VF-30 and then 1922 "no "d" is worth more than any other Lincoln in AU bare none.