Is this just bad buffing?

Is this just a bad buff job or is this double? Is this common?

 

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It's just normal die deterioration.

 

this is out of a new bag of mixed quarters from the mint, does this make a difference?

 

BTW that's a great photo. How'd you do it?

 

I used a Nikon D80

 

It does not make a difference.

 

I believe that it is minor Machine Doubling! Die Deterioration doubling generally has more of a smearing effect on the Letters!


Frank

 

another photo of OLD on the quarter

here is another photo of the OLD on the quarter

 

let me try again...

I tried to get up close.

 

Machine doubling IMHO.

 

It's all serious die deterioration like Mike said.

i have many of these with extreme DDD. the fields look like that because the die is so worn it has an orange peel effect that;s how you tell it;s extreme die wear.

JC

 

I grant you that the Die may have been suffering Die fatigue. However, the doubling on the Lettering is Southwest in one direction, thus it is a result of Machine Doubling. Die Deterioration doubling generally exhibits itself as doubling generally around the whole perifery of the Letters and is the heaviest along both sides of the Letter's axis.


Frank

 

Not in all cases
JC

 

Die deterioration doubling is often present on only one side of a series of letters. For example, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on pre-state Washington quarters often shows DDD on the left side of each letter.