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<p>[QUOTE="jallengomez, post: 901260, member: 19748"]Carlos,</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind that post-mint damage can occur anytime after the coin has been made: even at the mint. It can happen when the coins are being bagged, when they're being rolled, etc. Most uncirculated coins have damage to them in the way of contact marks, etc. This is why higher grades in business strike coins command such premiums. On your coin, the marks you see on the King's head are damage. A lot of what you are pointing out on the coin is mechanical doubling(also referred to as "strike doubling". These are the areas that are <i>seemingly</i> doubled, such as the lettering. While this does occur during the minting process, it is not a doubled die and rarely commands a premium except in very strong examples. Here's a great link that will show you some different types of mechanical doubling.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm" rel="nofollow">http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jallengomez, post: 901260, member: 19748"]Carlos, Keep in mind that post-mint damage can occur anytime after the coin has been made: even at the mint. It can happen when the coins are being bagged, when they're being rolled, etc. Most uncirculated coins have damage to them in the way of contact marks, etc. This is why higher grades in business strike coins command such premiums. On your coin, the marks you see on the King's head are damage. A lot of what you are pointing out on the coin is mechanical doubling(also referred to as "strike doubling". These are the areas that are [I]seemingly[/I] doubled, such as the lettering. While this does occur during the minting process, it is not a doubled die and rarely commands a premium except in very strong examples. Here's a great link that will show you some different types of mechanical doubling. [URL]http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]
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