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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 26338859, member: 90692&quot;]Noticed a nickel I had not checked for doubling.&nbsp; I have no idea when I put this in a flip but it had to be about 10 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, it has both Class II and Class VI (distorted hub and distended hub) doubling.&nbsp; I recreated as close as possible the pics shown at Brians Nickels site. 10 years ago I assigned it AU55 but it is really a 50-53.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1681297[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1681298[/ATTACH] </p><p>Next photo shows the distorted best on the LU/PLURIBUS.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1681312[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>...and on UNUM, I added a close up of the distorted, doubled left leg/serif of the M.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1681322[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1681328[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Best die marker:&nbsp; die scratch through UN/UNITED.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1681330[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Even the die scratch in RH small window.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1681331[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The last die marker shown in the listing has been obliterated on this coin.&nbsp; The hardest part here was dealing with light reflection and painstakingly adjusting for picture matching for comparison.&nbsp; I ended up using 5 different light sources.</p><p><br /></p><p>Admittedly, it is a minor doubling variety.&nbsp; What it illustrates is:&nbsp; if you get distracted by interruption (or life events, be that as it </p><p>may) you can have things fall through the cracks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea what value it possesses but I do hope you enjoy the coin...Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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