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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 555163, member: 15199"]Usually shelf like. Sometimes the machine doubling effect can produce "scoop" like effects which they say is from the ejection process. But sometimes it is almost impossible to tell from photos. </p><p><br /></p><p>here is a close up of the date on my 55 DDO. Notice how the numbers look like they are "blended" as they are at same height. On DD that are not so separated, this will just look like a line along the top or near the top of the number or letter. This often produces the separation at the ends of the number, producing the "notching" that is a characteristic.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/55dd0date.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a hard one for most: It has multiple "scoops" which I believe is from the ejection, but it is not a doubled or even tripled die. So it is not always easy to tell. Especially from photos.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But it was exciting for me to find!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1970lincoln-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 555163, member: 15199"]Usually shelf like. Sometimes the machine doubling effect can produce "scoop" like effects which they say is from the ejection process. But sometimes it is almost impossible to tell from photos. here is a close up of the date on my 55 DDO. Notice how the numbers look like they are "blended" as they are at same height. On DD that are not so separated, this will just look like a line along the top or near the top of the number or letter. This often produces the separation at the ends of the number, producing the "notching" that is a characteristic. [IMG]http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/55dd0date.jpg[/IMG] Here is a hard one for most: It has multiple "scoops" which I believe is from the ejection, but it is not a doubled or even tripled die. So it is not always easy to tell. Especially from photos.:D But it was exciting for me to find! [IMG]http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/1970lincoln-2.jpg[/IMG] Jim[/QUOTE]
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