The correct term is Doubled Die not Double...big difference. Quote - "Note that the proper terminology for this occurrence includes the letter 'd' at the end of the first word, hence "doubled die". The term "double die" without the first word ending in 'd' is not proper numismatic terminology." closed quote https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubled_die I see no doubling neither
Hi, Thanks for your opinions. My apologies for missing out the d on Doubled. I see Doubling in E Quality also silhouette of horse. I'm sorry about the quality on pic!
For something to be a "real" doubled die, you should be able to see clearly notching at the corners of letters that have sharp corners. I don't see that on yours, but, then again, your pictures aren't too clear of big.
Have you tried to find a match at www.doubleddie.com ? John Wexler's site for doubled dies. You can click through directly from the link I am posting in blue. When you get there, look on the left side of the page for "Doubled Die Listings". Click on that and look up "State Quarters". Click on that and look up Wyoming and you will get a page, with photos and descriptions of all known doubled die coins so far. Try and match yours up to his. If it is not there, it does not mean a new one does not exist. But you will have to provide us with close up pictures of just the area of the coin where you think you see doubling.
Used to be and for me still should be (notching ) but not anymore as evidenced by the new Shield cent doubled dies. All have a mushy doubling with no notching.
Hi Tommy, Thank you for your opinion. I know this is a totally different coin but do you think it could be a 1983 mule cent ?
I have read about the mule cent and it was struck on a copper blank but should weigh 3.1 grams. ( Pre-1982 ) I would tend to lean towards some type of environmental damage on yours to weigh only 2 grams. Could be that this took an acid bath or even a coca cola bath.
If truly it were, it should weigh 3.1 grams as did all Pre-1982 cents. If your scale is reading 2.9 grams this could also be the result of environmental damage, like dipped in acid, a Coke bath or struck on an out of spec. planchete. Edit-sorry about the double post. Explorer crashed and then found my first post.
