Sometimes the dies strike each other when there is not a blank planchet between them and this can transfer the image of one die to another....
Looks like plating-split doubling. http://www.lincoln-cents.cuvelier.org/OFD/PSD.html
Can't be a cracked die because it is incuse. Can't be lamination because so far I've found two of this same die from this roll. Struck through...
It's a minor die clash of old George's head.
Nice find for a bargain bin!
Basically a defective planchet. Impurities in the metal cause it to crack open or peel away.
This is one of my favorite lamination finds. Almost full diameter. Wish it were bright and shiny though. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Looks like strike doubling. http://koinpro.tripod.com/OFD/1968S1cStrikeDbl.jpg
I'm not seeing it, but there are other DDOs for the '69S other than "the big one." Coneca lists DDO-002 as weak doubling on the upper "96" of the...
That makes sense if it's scientifically done. I've noticed that a lot of the distilled water I see in my grocery store actually comes from...
Art- I'll try and remember to post a full pic when I get home today. Dimes aren't my thing, but I'd say XF/AU.
Yep. Normal. I remember when I first looked through some small dates the same thing had me questioning too. On the tip of the 9 I thought I had...
The first coin is strike doubling. Here is a great article about the differences between strike doubling(which is not a variety) and true hub...
If one were to use water as a rinse, wouldn't reverse osmosis water be better than distilled? Also, as far as PF or PL how about a final steam...
My understanding, and maybe I just worded it poorly, is that it is a shearing that is taking place. When the hammer die is on the way back up,...
Hopefully I'm understanding the question correctly. Remember that strike doubling, unlike hub doubling or even die deterioration doubling will...
It's die deterioration doubling. The exact same thing as the 1955 "Poor man's double die."
Welcome to Coin Talk. What you have is a nice off-center strike! Though coins with full dates are often more sought after, this is still a great...
Do you have a photo of the reverse?
For some reason I can't enlarge that photo.
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