Not a doubled die but it could be a dropped letter.
hrhomer, WELCOME to the forum. :hail:
Well what I'm looking at on the 'D' could be a broken die and it is pretty common. Is it worth anything? No added value. Almost forgot to...
Looks like the die could have deteriorated next to the 'E'.
yep, pretty common.
Yep, made by faulty equipment.
The Dropped/Fallen Letter is a relatively scarce error type caused by filled die's . When debris, from a clogged die become compressed within...
Between the B and U? Ignore this comment, I was looking at a Mercury dime.
Here's what he said;
Is it raised or incuse? Do you have a loupe you can take a shot through?
With over 800 million minted, I don't see it being close to a key date, not even semi.
Looks like polishing marks by the date. And the other I agree with bhp3rd.
The reason I brought up the subject of 'strike doubling' being different then 'machine doubling' is that the person who coined the phrase said...
What experts?
It is not part of the strike, the damage occurs after the completion of the strike, so obviously it cannot be strike doubling. The cause is the...
OK, yours is not strike doubling. If it were strike doubling it would have happened during the strike and not after as in machine doubling.
Where'd you find them coop?
I got one in change. Don't know if I got it in Tucson AZ. or on the way home to N. Ca. It's a Denver mint.
Machine doubling. Who knows for sure how the machine caused this?
Here's a couple that have the crease in his neck. Part of the design. http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5170.html...
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