It looks like machine doubling to me @Sheila Ruley ! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Chris
I don't see evidence of strike doubling, but I also can't read words on the television when barely 8-10 feet away from it anymore. Genuine doubled dies displaying extra thickness (as opposed to clear doubling or notching) have always given me trouble, but your coin certainly seems to exhibit said thickness. I assume you've gone through Wexler, CopperCoins, etc without any luck?
http://varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/1984PDDO003.htm It, or at least the L, does appear to be similar, doesn't it? That said, I see @Jim M "liked" Chris' post, so I would have to guess we're in the wrong, unfortunately.
thats ok. We all have to learn somehow. It's better to know what things really are rather than be completely uninformed. I don't mind learning more about things.
Agreed, and I was hoping the gentleman would explain instead of us having to read between the lines. As I understand it, he's one who would know, and perhaps we both could've learned something.
I probably looked at 50 of these this weekend at the MSNS convention. They looked very similar to what we are seeing here. A wide letter/digit does not automatically come from a Doubled Die. Always look for notching, thats the easiest place to spot a DD. I believe all the coins I looked at this weekend and this coin in the OP post is in fact Machine Doubling. Generally look towards the center of the coin first when you suspect a DD. Not 100% of the time but in alot of instances that will give you a better look into what is going on. When I see the Letter L on a Lincoln wide the first thing I think of is metal flow. Remember the devices push metal out. I didn't respond before because what I think it is had already been diagnosed by another user. Keep looking Sheila.. your doing a great job grasshopper.. : )
