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Message:: [QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 541960, member: 15929"]I sent this coin to Mike Diamond at CONECA who returned it with the following:"It does show clear evidence of a close double strike on the obverse. The best evidence is 1) a totally separate top of the "R" of LIBERTY, 2) a flattened S-mintmark above the raised mintmark, and 3) the rim line that lies inside the definitive design rim. The rest of the doubling appears to be machine doubling. That would include the doubling on Ike's face, the date, and IN GOD WE TRUST. It seems that the double strike came first, with the second strike slightly south of the first one. The die bounced after the second strike, moved north, and landed lightly a third time, creating the machine doubling."I then sent it to PCGS with the following results: <img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/1971-S%20BS%20DS%20in%20Collar/14116111CertVerification.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://www.pcgs.com/TrueView/Medium/14116111.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> The coin is heavily laden with die polish lines which does nothing for its appearance! For now, I'll keep it as a reminder of what can be found out there as this had all the earmarks of simply another machine doubled IKE.  I've since come to learn that several collectors have found similar coins in 1972-S adn 1973-S.[/QUOTE]