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  • 1944-s ddo?

    Hello again, here is another Mercury dime that puzzled me. I can make out a slice of the date to the east on all the digits in the date as well as similar doubling in most of the letters in LIBERTY. No reference in any of my books or on the CONECA variety list. Any thoughts?

    Thanks,
    Scott
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    I do see what you are seeing, but overall, I don't see anything significant on the coin Scott. It looks like it might be some machine doubling. Sometimes, if you have to look that hard to see something, it might be over doing it. Mercury dimes have lots of nice varieties. Keep looking, and when you find something nice, it is normally not too difficult to pick it out. Good luck!
    Bob Piazza
    Lincoln Cent Attributer

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    • #3
      Hello Bob. Thanks for your thoughts. It really jumped out at me with just 5x magnification. I know my camera work is pretty crummy so I took another shot of the date here for a second look.

      Thanks again,
      Scott
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      • #4
        Hi Scott,
        That is a much clearer picture, and it pretty much verifies that it is machine doubling rather than hub doubling. The 'flat, shelf-like' doubling looks pretty strong on that coin.
        Bob Piazza
        Lincoln Cent Attributer

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        • #5
          Thanks! I'm still having difficulty recognizing one versus the other. Do you have any thoughts on the 1924 dime that I posted a couple of days ago (about 6 subjects down on the latest page)? The fact that the spacing gets wider between digits seems odd to me.

          Thanks,
          Scott

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