Double 3?

My dad gave me a jar full of wheat cents about 25-30 years ago. I took out what I needed to fill holes in my album and put the rest back in the jar and they have been their ever since. I finally decided to go through them and find out exactly what I had. Nothing too interesting, but this one caught my eye. It looks like the 3 in 1953 may have some kind of doubling. I'm very pessimistic about finding something interesting so I wanted to see what people here thought. Is it an optical illusion or is it a type of doubling? If it is, what type?







Thanks for the help.

 

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Looking at the fields by the rims, my guess would be die fatigue.

 

It looks like die erosion. A very worn die.

 

1953 poor man's double die. It's really common.

 

Hi ,
Exactly right. This is the same type of die deterioration associated with the 1955 "Poorman's" Double. This is common in 1953, 1954 and 1955. Actually, it is relatively common throughout the late fifties. It is not unusual on other dates either.
Bill

 

Thanks for the help. I figured it was something common since I found it.