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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1379885, member: 15929&quot;]If you&#039;re only going to be defensive about prior coins you&#039;ve posted, then please go away. If you want to learn something then continue reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is an eMail exchange with James Wiles regarding the very coin images I posted (read from the bottom up):<blockquote><p>&quot;</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>Lee:</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>On varietyvista, go to the doubled dies page and click on the 1984-W $10 gold commemorative. It has an incuse section with is hub doubled, showing as extenstions, similar to normal MDD.</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>Thanks,</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>James Wiles</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>[HR][/HR]<blockquote><p><b>From:</b> Lee Lydston &lt;19Lyds@doo-doo.net&gt;</p><p><b>To:</b> JAMES WILES &lt;jameswiles@sbcglobal.net&gt;</p><p><b>Sent:</b> Mon, May 23, 2011 6:50:59 PM</p><p><b>Subject:</b> RE: 2001-P Yellowstone</p><p><br /></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>Extensions?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have a photograph?</p><p><br /></p></blockquote> <p style="text-align: center">[HR][/HR]</p> <blockquote><p><b>From:</b> JAMES WILES [mailto:jameswiles@sbcglobal.net]</p><p><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 23, 2011 4:49 PM</p><p><b>To:</b> Lee Lydston</p><p><b>Subject:</b> Re: 2001-P Yellowstone</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>Lee:</p><p><br /></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>The lettering around the border field is incuse. MDD on incuse design elements will show splits in the serifs. While true die doubling will show as extensions. This has been known for many years.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>Thanks,</p><p><br /></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>James Wiles</p><p><br /></p></blockquote> <p style="text-align: center">[HR][/HR]</p> <blockquote><p><b>From:</b> Lee Lydston &lt;19Lyds@doo-doo.net&gt;</p><p><b>To:</b> John Wexler &lt;jwex@comcast.net&gt;; JAMES WILES &lt;jameswiles@sbcglobal.net&gt;</p><p><b>Sent:</b> Mon, May 23, 2011 5:55:33 PM</p><p><b>Subject:</b> RE: 2001-P Yellowstone</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>Duhh. Of course you know I mean 2010-P.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote> <p style="text-align: center">[HR][/HR]</p> <blockquote><p><b>From:</b> Lee Lydston [mailto:19Lyds@doo-doo.net]</p><p><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 23, 2011 3:54 PM</p><p><b>To:</b> &#039;John Wexler&#039;; &#039;JAMES WILES&#039;</p><p><b>Subject:</b> 2001-P Yellowstone</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p><br /></p><p>What do you think of this one?</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The photo&#039;s provided in the eMail exchange with James were the exact photo&#039;s of my reply. The coin is a 2010-P 5 oz ATB Yellowstone coin and the lettering is indeed incused.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please visit James Wiles&#039; Variety Vista page which address doubling for incused lettering. <a href="http://www.varietyvista.com/1984WDDO001 gold.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.varietyvista.com/1984WDDO001 gold.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.varietyvista.com/1984WDDO001 gold.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The 1984-W $10 Olympic Gold is the only known Doubled Die with incused lettering.</p><p><br /></p><p>How &#039;bout them apples?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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