Error coin or inexperienced high hopes?

Boy, you said a mouthful even though you stopped.

Chris

 

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Nah Chris, when I see a 2012-D DDO-053124 certified by a supposed expert, I will probably go back to Philately or faceting

 

I did faceting in CA during the 1960's. When I headed home I left my my machine to the base hobby shop. I figured you had something to do w/rocks and minerals. I still do stamps/coins but have not been to a gem show in over a year. They come to Sarasota quite often.

 

Matthew here is a 1878 cc Morgan Dollar with doubling in the liberty.

 

Basically had the same opinion as you. Looked at my gold liberty and was wondering how these anomalies occurred with a single hub pressing. Right now this coin is being examined by Wexler should know something on it by next week. Have a look and you tell me. Basic opinion MD. Even Wexler's opinion before sending the coin off to him was probable MD.

 

Usually with machine doubling on an element in relief or raised, the element's details will be made smaller by the die bounce which shaves parts of the intended design off . In the same sense, a die that is used to stike an incuse or recessed design, will have those elements raised on its surface, and when struck with the master, any misalignment or bounce will shave the design elements that are in relief on the die surface down. When a coin is struck with a die that has doubled incuse elements, those elements will be thinner than the intended result.

 

For me, they don't even have to go that far. I've seen some in the 1xx range that are a joke.

Chris