I just picked this up today and noticed some unlisted doubling. After looking at lots of pictures on coinfacts, it appears this is extremely common, which makes me think it might have been a master hub issue, so I thought I'd ask here if anyone has any knowledge about this. Coin in question is another rattler, 1901-S $5 Liberty Head. Not likely a CAC Gold candidate, but that's ok lol! Any confirmation would be appreciated. Thanks, and enjoy your weekend everyone! (I didn't go through the process to upload my scope shots, just took a picture of the screen. If that makes any difference, I'll upload much higher resolution pictures)
There’s doubling on both sides: the date and star notching on the obverse. …reverse: the D/GOD and the bottom of the banner below that D. Also the left edge of the shield. The date doubling looks like mechanical doubling, but if the rest isn’t listed anywhere, like Wexler or VV, then it will be difficult to establish. We are talking 1901…125 years and it hasn’t been documented? NOT suggesting a fake. Those die cracks on the obverse support authenticity. Nice coin. Thanks for sharing… @No_Ragrets
The second T in TRUST also shows doubling. I really like the coin! As for why it went 125 years without being reported, that's easy. Few of those in Wexler were reported for the first few of those decades. And I doubt there have been as many eyes on gold looking for slight doubling as there have been on lessor coins.
Looking at pcgs pictures, there's a massive amount of coins showing the same doubling (on the D) so I assumed it was very well-known. Maybe not? Should I send in to coneca? Edit: or at least open a line of communication about it
The D is no doubt the heaviest, It could be a master die issue if all the hubs received the same detail as the master die. I like this as hub doubling, the same details from the hub transferred to working dies in various degrees.
