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<p>[QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 8185964, member: 90692"][USER=134695]@Markay[/USER] …I don’t see any doubling from any of your pics. None of your coins appear to have been struck more than once. Hub doubling is not the same as being struck twice. Proofs are struck more than once, under controlled conditions, depending on the year and denomination. Your coins are very shiny, with a polished look.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I <i><b>do </b></i>see is a lot of reflection and glare. Ditch whatever you are using to light your coins and go to 2 forty-watt bulbs at 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock, set either side of your scope or camera. Use a black or neutral gray background. Then try again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Compare what you think is doubling to those images that are known and accepted at John Wexler’s website: <i><b>doubleddie.com</b></i> or at CONECA’s Variety Vista site.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take your time and confirm to yourself. Reflection and glare can mimic doubling. Your research will tell you if you have doubling and whether or not it shows on both sides of a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 8185964, member: 90692"][USER=134695]@Markay[/USER] …I don’t see any doubling from any of your pics. None of your coins appear to have been struck more than once. Hub doubling is not the same as being struck twice. Proofs are struck more than once, under controlled conditions, depending on the year and denomination. Your coins are very shiny, with a polished look. What I [I][B]do [/B][/I]see is a lot of reflection and glare. Ditch whatever you are using to light your coins and go to 2 forty-watt bulbs at 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock, set either side of your scope or camera. Use a black or neutral gray background. Then try again. Compare what you think is doubling to those images that are known and accepted at John Wexler’s website: [I][B]doubleddie.com[/B][/I] or at CONECA’s Variety Vista site. Take your time and confirm to yourself. Reflection and glare can mimic doubling. Your research will tell you if you have doubling and whether or not it shows on both sides of a coin.[/QUOTE]
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