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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JeffC, post: 4844405, member: 90913&quot;]Hi everyone!&nbsp; I bought this commemorative 2019 China 5-Yuan coin (the first in a series about their World Heritage sites).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1169681[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason for my purchase was to check out the security features that I had read in NUMISTA and elsewhere, namely, the “micro dots” (to the left and right of the farmer on the reverse).</p><p><br /></p><p>But while taking a magnified photo to check out those dots, I noticed what looks like a Doubled Die Reverse!&nbsp; After searching so many LMCs and being disappointed by so many close-calls, have I finally found a true doubled die?&nbsp; And I wasn’t even looking for it.&nbsp; Look at the peaks and left sides of the hills above the farmer. What do you guys think?&nbsp; Web photos of this coin do not show the double outlines.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s a close-up of the area.</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1169682[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here’s another photo of the coin without magnification.&nbsp; You can already see doubling (with just the naked eye) in most of the outlines of the hills.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1169683[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So… Have I finally found one?!&nbsp; Is this a doubled die reverse? But to possibly burst my own bubble, if this is a DDR, why are the characters on the bottom normal?&nbsp; I recall a question from a member here asking why we seldom see doubling on Lincoln’s bust, but only on the Year, or on the word “LIBERTY,” or on the Motto.&nbsp; The senior members here explained that the effects of the rotation are less pronounced at the center of the coin and becomes more distinct as we traverse radially outwards – which makes sense.&nbsp; But this coin appears to exhibit the reverse situation.&nbsp; The doubling is quite visible around the center, with no traces near the rim.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Unless this never was a DDR in the first place?</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking forward to reading your explanations.&nbsp; And, as always, thanks for the education.</p><p><br /></p><p>(I still have questions about the security features (my initial reason for getting this coin) but I’ll make a separate post this weekend about them.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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