Not opening up another can of worms.

I am NOT sending it in or dipping it in acetone. but take a look at this 1912 S liberty head nickel some looks doubled but not going there officially lol Do you have one and is yours doubled like this? Just curious.

 

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I don’t see any real doubling. Maybe because it’s 93* out there and I’m almost done mowing 7 acres that was 9” high. My eyes are not focusing to well at the moment. I see a nice looking 1912-S Liberty Nickel that shows some wear.

 

I see it, but it is Machine Doubling if the mint mark also shows doubling.

 

Nope. Machine doubling and wear combined.

 

thought so, just wanted too know if others have the same doubling on their nickel. I have one 20 cent piece with the date doubled just like this. Kinda guessed it was like the poormans '55 cent. fun to look at but worthless lol

 

I would say your 20¢ piece has a Re-punched Mintmark if it is the only place to show doubling.

Is the date doubled like the mintmark ?

 

no, just the mintmark

 

Overstike of the mint mark.

 

5 of the 10 1875 S rev dies have repunched mintmarks. This one, rev J, is the most extreme (sometimes called the 1875 $ variety due to the separation of the serifs). This reverse is only seen on the BF-16 variety, It has a misplaced 5 in the dentils below the date, comes with an extensive series of die cracks on the rev. It is also seen with many different amounts of die rotation. At least 9 different rotation amounts varying from 10 to 80 degrees are known.