DDR on 1963 Jefferson Nickel?

I've just been bit by the Variety Bug. I'm working out of the Cherrypickers Guide. I found this 1963 Nickel while roll hunting. The description from Cherrypickers is:

The reverse die is tripled, most evident on E PLURIBUS UNUM, with doubling to a lesser extend on most reverse lettering.
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Honestly, my Nickel seems much more drastic than the subtle RDD marks in the photos of the book.

I would appreciate some critique and education. Am I on the right track? Sometimes I feel like I wouldn't even see these varieties if they were in the center of my loupe.

Thanks

 

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I am not seeing it. I am seeing damage to the lower part of the lettering on EPU motto and general wear to the coin. The 'separation' you think you are seeing looks to me to be not true doubling (or tripling), but just either lousy worn dies or is mechanical. It does not seem to have any separate 'points' on the lettering serifs and any other areas seem like they could be ddd or from mechanical problems as the die struck the coin.

 

I see a coin struck with deteriorated dies, a little machine doubling, and rolling machine damage.

 

Something I just noticed is the connection between the 'I' and the 'B'in EPLURIBUS. is that another sign it is not DD?

 

Thank you, You have helped me learn something.

 

Not necessarily... at the bottom where they look like they connect, I think it is because of the damage .