no sir there is no doubling of any sort. sorry to burst that dream bubble. i thought i saw doubling on all 7 of mine.
I voted NO on your Poll.. Because the answer is no.. Not a Doubled Die. That Flat and shelflike doubling you see is MD - Mechanical Doubling. Known as Worthless doubling and has absolutely nothing to do with a true Doubled Die.
My reference book says that usually if the date and the mint mark are doubled it is MD also known as strike doubling from my understanding of it. Dave
Strike doubling is a confusing term to new comers. Many think it means the coin was struck once and then not ejected but struck again and then ejected . Rather than after the primary image was struck, the die moved and made a second or more image(s) as it withdrew (MD), but the die only went down and up once. Some advertisers on eBay use the term strike doubled to mean the first on a coin that is just MD. IMO, Jim
@Native The mintmark can't be a doubled die because they were hand-punched into the die until 1990 or so. Chris
No, it appears to be damage . Copper is very soft and moves relatively easily from force. Notice the rim of the coin at the same direction has a scrape or damage and to the left of the 'U' there is discoloration also indicating the scraping action. Jim
Looks like it took some heavy damage. Look at the middle of the memorial roof. A big swipe pushing metal to the side and down.
