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Chugly
07-12-2013, 02:03 PM
Hello again,

I have had this coin lying around for a while. It has strange doubling on the last 8 of the date.

This is what I am seeing in hand and I hope my pictures captured at least some of this... There is a small raised area to the right of the 8 in the area between the upper and lower curve. In addition, there is a small raised curved line within the lower digit and finally just below the lower loop as well. To me, this has characteristics of a minor doubled die. Probably too minor to list, but I found it interesting at least. I posted several shots from different angles. Fortunately, the coin is in pretty nice shape of I would have missed these anomaly's entirely. What to you guys think?

coppercoins
07-12-2013, 02:09 PM
Abraded die doubling. Caused by brushing the die to remove something.

Chugly
07-12-2013, 02:45 PM
Ah! That makes total sense as I think I can make out a clash through the one of the date. Thanks!