According to the Strike It Rich book, there's no reference to a 1983 P double die, just a floating die clash. Isn't this a double die on the obverse and reverse? Is this undocumented??
If you'll notice, the doubling is on each side of the letters. This is die deterioration doubling. When dies get very old, this happens. By the way, this is a great site for Jefferson doubled dies: http://www2.briansvarietycoins.com/listings Here's a link that explains die det. Doubling: www.error-ref.com/die-deterioration-doubling-raised/
Thanks for the links. For the die deterioration doubling examples in the links, they seem to be "blobby" next to the letters. The ones next to the words in this 1983 P nickel are sharp, uniform, and with a discernible lower relief. Is that DDD, too? If so, how do you distinguish between DDD and DDO/DDR?
Here's another great link explaining DDD. The last pic shows a coin similar to yours. http://doubleddie.com/144843.html Also, read and re-read the section on "How dies are Made". The more familiar you are with the die making process, the easier it is to distinguish the difference. Really though, I think it takes finding a real doubled die to understand it. When you find it you WILL know it. It's such a different look. It'll just click.
I think the letters may be stacked, one closer to the rim, and the other closer to the center, so an up-down doubling. Still not sure what sort of doubling. I also see a weird, slightly above surface streak from the bottom of the building through the O in Monticello down next to the S. It's hard to tell and I thought it was a scratch at first, but looking down my loupe it's just barely above the surface. The light also reflects off of the streak on the left side just as it does with the left side of the raised letters.
That line running through the O could be remnants of a clash. The doubling is Die Deterioration. The more strikes a die makes, the outside edges of the crevice, that forms the letters, starts to erode. The parts of the letters closest to the surface of the coin start to widen. It kind of starts to form a V shape inside the letters on the face of the die. I hope that makes sense. I know someone will be able to explain it a little better.
I have a 1983P nickel. On the reverse the FIV is spread out smother same with the TICEL in monticello. Some damage to the building. The date and mint mark look like a little DD can anyone help me find a price. I'm not a grader. But have studied on grading alot. I would say its a unc mint ms66 its very vine shape
