This was the one that got away from me. Not exactly a proof, but… [ATTACH]
I was pondering this: I estimate that 95+% of my doubled dies are from CRH events and pocket change. I have a few hundred ranging from fairly...
Here’s my oldest - [ATTACH]
No need for the markers. That’s an obvious DDR! Nice one Larry!!
Backing is important as you probably know. Lighter for darker specimens, darker for lighter specimens. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The photos look pretty good. But I see what you are saying. Are you reflecting light onto the specimen using a 45°?
To expand on Kentucky’s explanation, MD happens during the strike due to some sloppiness in the tooling/equipment. Deterioration happens as the...
Probably. One potential improvement to CT would be to create 'key' forums (titles) which better direct members to post too. One glaring item to...
Welcome to CT! To learn about doubled dies, visit Wexler’s site at doubleddie.com. Read both sections on true doubling and worthless doubling....
Most forums ask members to avoid text abbreviations/shorthand made popular when flip phones were a thing. Better to write things out.
Important and noble work, Willy.
Washing machine victim.
That’s MD unfortunately.
Nice!
Well done!
It’s a spender as they say.
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Hi Dan - you’ll start to notice that in the mid/late 80s the dies were run pretty hard. And they were trying to figure out how to coin the...
I see corrosion as well which can create a host of colors on a specimen.
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