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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ken454, post: 1802706, member: 56575&quot;]could be die deterioration doubling, i had a nickel with 1 element doubled attributed, responce was as follows....&nbsp; The doubling that you see and described is a common form of doubling known as “die deterioration doubling.”It is caused when the dies used to strike the coins are kept in use for too long a period of time.When the dies strike the planchet to form a coin, the planchet metal is pushed into the cavities of the die to form the design.The constant movement of planchet metal across the surface of the die causes the die surface to wear and erode as time goes by.The eroded areas on the die are depressed, but on the coins they appear as raised areas.Since the greatest erosion is around the design elements such as the letters, date, etc. the new raised areas resemble doubling. </p><p><br /></p><p>so the &quot;9&quot; could be at an later stage of deterioration then the other elements....just my opinion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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