Possibly a glob of grease with some organic material that was on the coin when it was packaged. The plastic the Mint uses is permeable and...
@Paddy54 You work on this series don't you?
There is the possibility that three coins were sandwiched and only enough pressure was use to transfer the highest points.
You need to explore www.doubledie.co and sit your self down for a spell for some really good information on what is and what is not a doubled die....
I'm sorry but that is just so wrong.
You are the last person I would want to debate as I fully respect all your posts, but would what you are describing not take a very skilled set of...
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I learned about the webbing the hard way with a submission to John. It, in many cases, is die abrasion doubling which is not an error. 2009 P...
Wonderful write up, great photos and very much appreciated.
7 finger "Best of Variety". Pssst...don't let you know who find out about this.;)
There are only two business strike doubled dies listed for 2009 D. The rest are on the satin finish coins. Yours does not match the two listed but...
I see two chips, one at the top and one just below it. Nice catch.
These are much nicer than the typical ones found in the bays. Nice catch.
To be honest, I don't have the time to troll. I'm only on a couple of hours each night if that. But I do understand what you mean. I usually don't...
Sorry Rachel but your first two pics are completely out of focus. The 3rd is just showing some scrapes.
Not sure about a doubled die but it appears as though you may have a die clash at the throat.
Just from a worn die, but not an error.
Dave Harper was talking about the returns on these but I guess there was a rush on those because of the half dollar error that was discovered. One...
Eventually, after you see enough of them, many cents from 1968 S-1974 S will show what appears to be doubling but is not. It's like Books says.
As soon as they leave the rolls and enter circulation they start to tone based on their environment.
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