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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lawtoad, post: 3116924, member: 31685&quot;]Welcome to CT. It appears to be &quot;Longacre Doubling&quot; to me. This term is used to describe the doubling that is typical on many coins designed by Longacre. This means (most popular version): The master die was placed into the die steel to form the master die. To add details to the die, the engraver would then shave the sides of the punch used to add design elements, leaving a lip on that punch’s sides. The engraver would then conduct an extra hard hit to the punch leaving the shaved sides effects into the die. The effect would eventually wear off as the master die did age, which is why not all coins from a particular working die would have the Longacre’s doubling.&nbsp; If I am wrong, I am sure someone on the forum who has more knowledge will jump in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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