First of all I would like to say that even though this is my first post, I have been using coin talk for the past year as a reference and I have learned a lot from you guys! I just want to thank you for all your knowledge and expertise that I have been able to use in my search for errors. I have found what I believe to be a doubled die error in the E Pluribus Unum from a roll of 1962 Franklin halfs. There are about 12 from this roll that have this in the same spot. The only thing is some are stronger and some are weaker. Would this be because of more or less pressure per strike? I've been having a hard time with pictures and I threw in some digital microscope pics to try and make it easier. Please let me know what you think and thank you in advance! If you would like some better pictures let me know and I will try to get some better ones.
I forgot to put this in the first message but I have not been able to find information on this variety. If it is a DDR, does anyone know if this variety exists?
Thanks for the optimism! I know these pictures are bad so I tried to get some more using a magnifier. They're a little shaky but hopefully there is more detail in there.
I can't see anything in the photos that looks like doubled letters. A sure sign that these are probably not doubled dies is where you say some are stronger and some are weaker. If these had been struck by a doubled die each coin would have been exactly like the others because they would have been struck by the same die that already had the doubling on the coin die. On the mechanical doubled coins each one will be a tiny bit different from the others and have no extra value. Get these checked out by someone anyway because it's hard to tell what a coin is by just looking at photos unless it is a major error.
One of the error experts on this forum may want to look at them for you. But if what you are talking about is the same as what looks like doubling on the bottom parts of the word UNUM then in my opinion this is only "MD" mechanical doubling. Like I told you earlier if each one of your coins are not exactly the same where the suspected doubling is then it is some form of MD. By this I mean if what looks like doubling looks different on any of the letters from one coin to another one. This is why it is usually good to have at least two coins when trying to identify a doubled die coin unless the doubling is major.
The other coins have the same exact doubling that I am seeing. The difference is that some of them look as if that doubling is a little thinner like the strike had less pressure than the ones that are thicker. I apologize for not getting good pictures. I will try and get some better ones and I will try and take some of the "weaker" ones as well as the best ones.
