Venezuela Coin, Doubled Die?

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  1. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    Can anyone tell if this is a doubled die (or is it machine doubling). Thank you for the help.
     

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  3. Coinics

    Coinics New Member

    From the pics it looks like it's the result of a worn die.
     
  4. brg5658

    brg5658 Well-Known Member

    I agree. This looks like typical worn die "doubling". If you look at the 2nd picture, notice that the letter I of "..IANA" has the doubling-effect on both sides of the body of the letter. It can also be seen clearly on the D of "DE". A true doubled-die strike would exhibit a shifting of the design/lettering in one direction relative to the body of the letters, whereas this seems to be a wearing down of the die around the edges of the lettering which creates more of a "halo" doubling on both sides of the letter devices.
     
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