I have seen this DDO/DDR variety sold and on variety lists but only as a D mint mark and I have found a P mint mark edition. Could this be the first one? Has anybody seen this before or anywhere else? What would you guys put as to value. I have a number but I’m Jw. Thanks guys and gals!
It's flat and shelflike. That's not Doubled Die doubling. It's considered worthless doubling. And you're not supposed to suggest that it's for sale on your post or your poll. It's against forum rules. Welcome to Cointalk
Worthless doubling and it’s being on alternate sides of lettering and date indicates die deterioration (not MD).
I agree with the above. Just as a tip, your hand-drawn circles are obliterating key areas to confirm a real DDO - i.e. tips of the Rs. It's obvious to everyone on here what you're referring to so there's no need to gunk up the images. Also, images taken of a computer screen are bad for this purpose (borderline worthless) due to pixelation. Save and post the native image instead.
It’s because of a worn fie that should have been taken out of use. It’s called Mechanical Doubling or MD for short. It’s very common and worthless, well it is worth the value of the coin it’s on. You can tell by the way it looks, flat and shelf like. A real doubled die has a completely different look. Welcome to CT.
I always thought and read that MD (mechanical or machine doubling) was caused by rotational movement of the die upwards in the millionth of a second after the strike. The die then can partially rotate as it's coming up off the planchet because it's a little loose in the holder. Once the floor worker tightens down the die-holders/screws, then the die is good and doesn't move any more. It IS more common with a die that has struck too many coins because the depth of the design indentations is less.
