Pretty sure this is a machine error since the 1999 Connecticut quarter has no known errors but would like more opinions before I put it back into circulation.
I can't tell you anything on your coin as the pics are at to far a distance. Ct. does have one doubled die for the reverse in the branches. WDDR-001. You can check your coin against this direct link to this quarter. http://www.doubleddie.com/2273979.html
"The Charter Oak" shows the best also on the Moto. Sorry about pics, I guess I could have took it out of that card. Got a new coin camera coming in the mail.
That guy has a better eye than me cause I would have passed that off as machine doubling... And I bet I have
Ah. Yes I believe that is die deterioration. It is evident on several branches above the letters too. I have actually come across a few of these coins looking like yours. Keep your eyes peeled for a die clash on that one too.
I thought so too, thanks. I haven't studied up on die clashes very much, just the basics. Distinguishing between doubled dies and machine errors is a lot in it's self.
I've noticed from other coins a pattern with the die deterioration when distinguishing between DD and MD that the reliefs around the MD will be distorted being a dead giveaway that it is die deterioration.
The Oak was a very intricate design and you will find a lot of these with machine doubling of the branches. At least I have.
Looking at Connecticut quarters make me dizzy. I know what you mean, I just went through about twenty of mine and MD was on almost all. Usually the bottom branches above the words "The Charter Oak". I may need a more powerful magnifier but How do you distinguish the Wexlers documented DD branch against all the MD out there, they look the same to me.
It's the difference between flat and shelf like (DDD), die deterioration doubling or ( MD ), machine doubling, and true hub doubling. Wexler touches on this in some of his articles on his site. Single squeeze hubbing verses double squeeze hubbing has taken on a whole new meaning in doubled dies in recent years. Even "notching" has a new meaning as opposed to the old days. It causes a lot of irritation here and why most prefer to look only for the known major doubled die coins as opposed to what many now consider very minor doubling and not worth the effort.
