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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3944752, member: 84179"]Sorry, it's just machine doubling. See how it's flat and shelf-like. </p><p><br /></p><p>Notice how both the date and mm look doubled? Prior to 1989, the mint hand punched the mm on dies. Doubling on coins like the 1995, 1969-S and 1955 cents are due to the working hub being slightly misaligned when it presses the working die (it used to take multiple presses to make a die). The die is already doubled when the mm is punched. So if both the date and mm appear doubled on coins before 1989, there is a high probability that the coin is MD or DDD[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3944752, member: 84179"]Sorry, it's just machine doubling. See how it's flat and shelf-like. Notice how both the date and mm look doubled? Prior to 1989, the mint hand punched the mm on dies. Doubling on coins like the 1995, 1969-S and 1955 cents are due to the working hub being slightly misaligned when it presses the working die (it used to take multiple presses to make a die). The die is already doubled when the mm is punched. So if both the date and mm appear doubled on coins before 1989, there is a high probability that the coin is MD or DDD[/QUOTE]
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