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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 3726585, member: 13307"][USER=19250]@Paddy54[/USER] - Except I really don't think it's machine doubling - because it's ONLY in this one spot (nowhere else on the coin.) IIRC about machine doubling (which I've seen many, many examples) it's caused by the die or planchet shifting during the strike, which effectively smushes the entire design in one direction. Can machine doubling happen in one specific area only?</p><p><br /></p><p>And the same thing is happening on 4 different coins I have (all the same date, all the same die variety) - it's just really a lot stronger on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=24633]@cpm9ball[/USER] - actually, I did cherrypick a 1966 DDO this summer, so I'm familiar with it - here's mine I picked up this summer:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]999114[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin actually looks a lot closer to the "<a href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1959-50c-goiter-fs-402/510539" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1959-50c-goiter-fs-402/510539" rel="nofollow">Goiter Neck</a>" varieties in the Franklin series, although mine isn't nearly as strong as those.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 3726585, member: 13307"][USER=19250]@Paddy54[/USER] - Except I really don't think it's machine doubling - because it's ONLY in this one spot (nowhere else on the coin.) IIRC about machine doubling (which I've seen many, many examples) it's caused by the die or planchet shifting during the strike, which effectively smushes the entire design in one direction. Can machine doubling happen in one specific area only? And the same thing is happening on 4 different coins I have (all the same date, all the same die variety) - it's just really a lot stronger on this coin. [USER=24633]@cpm9ball[/USER] - actually, I did cherrypick a 1966 DDO this summer, so I'm familiar with it - here's mine I picked up this summer: [ATTACH=full]999114[/ATTACH] This coin actually looks a lot closer to the "[URL='https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1959-50c-goiter-fs-402/510539']Goiter Neck[/URL]" varieties in the Franklin series, although mine isn't nearly as strong as those.[/QUOTE]
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