Looks to be alright! It does have enough separation and the even plane that would be characteristic of a RPM and not MD. I'm sure someone like non cents will probably key you in on the variety number.
I'm actually thinking this one is MD, judging from the flat, shelf-like doubling, and how it "cuts in" to the mintmark. You can see that if you took away the doubled area, the mintmark would be smaller than it is supposed to. That is a key indicator of machine doubling. keep up the hunt!
If it is an RPM, which I couldn't rule out, it is very hard to tell from a picture when the MM's are so close on top of each other. The key for me in making a determination is to use a 10x or 20x loupe and look at the MM from a lot of different angles. Try to look from the side. You want to see if there are any notches at the top and bottom left of the D. You can go to lincolncentresources.com to see pictures of a good variety of RPM's.
@non_cents: I took more pictures from different angles. I don't have a real good eye for these kinds of things yet and I was curious as to whether these pictures will help in determining what the problem is. I am just curious and trying to learn. I figure the internet is the best place for this kind of thing with all the help from people like yourself and website resources.:smile Thanks, Steve
Hi Steve, unfortunately I am still not seeing an RPM in the above pictures. I would recommend purchasing some RPMs and doubled dies so you can tell what to look for. Keep up the hunt!
I don't see an RPM either. The article at the following link may help you understand how to better differentiate an RPM from strike doubling. http://hermes.csd.net/~coneca/content/StrikeDoublingFlyer-PDF.pdf
