1961 d obverse doubling???

[Guest]

what do you guys think?

[jcuve]

Welcome to the forum!

I want to say I think this is some phenomena generated by heat. can you show details from other parts of the coin?

[suprajason]

sure thing ive also heard it was acid washed but i just dont see how thats logically possible. im not suggesting its a mint error just like to know what happened

[coop]

Heating with a blow torch can make that happen.

[suprajason]

ahhh lol i see very cool. but how would it make the letters look so good though? just a freak occurance?

[coop]

I guess the best answer is that it couldn't of happened at the mint. A doubled die reverse maintains uniformity from the hubbing process.

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1983P-1DR-001.jpg

I don't see that happening on other devices, just the area you showed. Also if this were a die error there would have been many more examples of this found through the years.

[suprajason]

well yea i wasnt thinking it happened there just an odd occurance. did you see the other one i posted with what looks like partial reeding?

[coop]

I did. I didn't think it was was anything like reeding. Looks more like the coin bumped into a stack of coins and left that mark on your coin. If it were reeding it would be always around.

[suprajason]

there are some with significant doubling though like a good 1955 right?

[suprajason]

ahh ok cool thanks