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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 2254884, member: 11786&quot;]This is a detail of a Liberia 1862 cent. At first glance, the doubling in REPUBLIC looks like a DDO, but the lettering in this case is <i>incuse</i>--it&#039;s easier to see on the star and &quot;OF&quot;. Therefore, the lettering on the die is <i>raised</i>, so when die chatters on a strike, doubling will be impressed <i>into the coin</i> as seen here. --that&#039;s my interpretation of what I&#039;m seeing below. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> However, if doubling was transferred from a master die to a hub, it could look similar to what we&#039;re seeing below--which is more likely?</p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, it&#039;s a bit of a mind-bender, but when a hub (with incuse letters) leaves a doubled impression on the die, the legends don&#039;t get doubled as one might expect, but squeezed or narrowed, because the high-points of the hub--the raised rim as would be the case below--flatten out raised portions of the legend on the die.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5802/22096119449_0026e61b41_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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