I know it is far from the greatest specimen of an 1852 silver 3-cent, and it's damaged...but it's mine! I've had this coin for quite a while now, but never noticed until tonight while I was looking at some of my old photos, that something was different. So, I took the coin out with loupe in hand and verified that it indeed was no optical illusion. So what do you all think? Flip-over Double Struck On-center??
Just guessing, thin planchet or really stong stike. Very cool. Also looks like some rotation. May be hard to tell, but there are repunched 1, hairthin serifs,double date(check bottom r quarter of numbers), heavy date and incomplete star for this year according to Breen Encyclopedia 1988. 109 obverses and 44rev.
Just noticed something. If that is a 2 on the strong rev. side and it is facing the right way(not mirror), it is what u say. I hope it is!
It's a case of progressive, indirect design transfer -- a form of die deterioration. It's common on very thin coins like silver 3c pieces. It's also common on wheatback Lincoln cents, especially in the years 1946 - 1948 from San Francisco.
Thanks for the input, Mike. How would you be able to discern a flip-over as opposed to die deterioration on a coin that is extremely circulated? Thanks.
A flipover double strike would ordinarily show sharper borders along the edge of the six-pointed star (the transferred impression, that is). So would a die clash. The soft borders and overall mushy appearance is characteristic of progressive indirect design transfer.
This is a 1924-S wheatie I have, not nearly as clear as the above example (difficult to see in photo unless angled), is this a similar case?
