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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 506040, member: 66&quot;]Without a doubt the date is repunched and since the 1 show triping the entire date is actually triple punched but only shows two of the punchings.&nbsp; (after 1840 a full four digit logotype was used to punch the date into the die so you can&#039;t repunch just one digit, it&#039;s all or nothing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jazz&#039;s picture of Longacre doubling is an excellent example, but it is also from an eary die state that has had minimal lapping of the die before it was put into use.&nbsp; Not all Longacre doubling is going to look like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>The areas indicated on the T E and D do look a lot like MDD but if you had MDD that strong on those uprights I would also expect to see it to the out sides of the serifs as well.&nbsp; And the right side of the I and N and both sides of the inside of the U show traces of the Longacre doubling.&nbsp; Notice also on the I how the doubling is strong at ht etop of the upright and fades as you go down to the base.&nbsp; So there MAY be MDD present, but there is definitely Longacre doubling.&nbsp; (the focus and distortion present in the image also add to the problems of definitive identification.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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