1909 VDB DD or MD

I am not seeing any split serifs or notching - my eyes are bad - is it just MD?

 

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nice! still am yet to get my first 1909 surprisingly

 

It looks like machine doubling to me.

Chris

 

Thanks Chris - I thought so - just not sure. Ed

 

The doubling on a true DDO is to the right of the letters and date not above them like on your coin

 

I think it's MD, but either way, it's really cool and I'd keep it.

 

Oh, absolutely!!

 

I thought this might have been a different version. Ed

 

Die #002 has letters to right also.

 

Yes - DDO hubs always seem to be to the right? Am I wrong with this as I have not seen any examples of any denominational US coins that prove me wrong - except for minuscule "so called" DDO's that you have to see a small line in the letters under a scope!!
Of course the 55 DDO is obvious, the 69 DDO is pretty much unfindable, and the 72 Memorial cent is obvious too - die hub rotation to the right!!

 

It's machine doubling. A big clue lies in the Y of LIBERTY, notice there is no notching? There would be notching there had it been a true doubled die with that kind of separation. This example looks more like it was smeared and flat like.

 

Maybe because the die-men were mainly right handed ?

 

Thanks all for your replies - as always you guys and gals are the greatest. ED

 

Just something to consider, sir...

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Ed, that's one handsome coin.

 

I remember they had a song about that, "I shot the Serif."