Hi all I posted this in the Error section at the beginning of the week with out any help. I hope it does better here. I posted better pics this time. I'm just looking for some info on this coin I just picked up. Not sure why it's not showing up that good but all the letters are doubled along with the back of the head. I also think there is a doubling on the 7 (the top) and not sure if there is something showing inside the 0. Any help would be great like type of error and value if any.
It's a great coin and I love 3 cent nickels! The only DDO 1870 I know of is the FS-101 which has the entire date doubled (1870/1870). I would get a good $200 camera from BestBuy with great macro. It'll pay for itself on coins like this. The doubling in the letters is called "Longacre doubling" and can be found on almost every date of the 3 cent nickel series. That being said, I can't tell from your pics what you have, but the like I said, if it's a true DDO it should show the entire date doubled.
Does anyone know if Longacre doubling occurs on 3 cent nickels? I feel like this looks like it, but I'm not sure. EDIT: Missed CBD's comment. I agree with longacre doubling.
This was taken with a 24 mp SLR on macro. Why not DDO? I'm not starting argument if I knew it was I wouldn't have posted it all letters are doubled back of head is to. What would make it a DDO? If that is normal on 3 cent coins
Doubled dies have what we call "notching" on the letters, usually at the corners that indicate separation. Doubled dies also "add" to the coin rather than take away from it. What I mean by this is if you removed the doubled parts of the coin and the letters/design looked smaller than usual, it would not be a doubled die.
