2016 Silver Eagle

[Tuebits]

Hello again. During a recent trip to Buffulo New York, i purchased this 2016 Silver Eagle. During my inspection I found a couple of possible doublings. please look at the attached pictures and let me know if you agree, or think I'm off base.

Possible doubling of arrow feathers, leaves and Bannor words E PLURIBUS UNUM. See attached.

Tuebits

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, from what I can see off the photos, I am not feeling the love of a doubled die.

The third photo which shows a close up of the leaves, on the right hand side , it looks like the edge has some apparent damage, its look has the potential to be called machine doubling. If this was raised to the same height of the leaves, and looked like the leaves were wider and had some additional engraving lines, I'd be more convinced. To me this third photo shows the area as a lower level, and may have had some shearing of the design as the coin was ejected from the die.

It looks like the same issue exists on photo 2, but i cannot be certain. If you look at the edge rim of the shield, it looks like there are areas where the rim of the shield has "damage" which is lower than the rest of the rim which is undamaged. Look at a good area of the rim of the shield and look how wide and clean it looks. The area which appears to be doubling is actually an area of damage or clipping. The overall width of the rim isn't expanded at the same height making the rim wider where a doubled die would be apparent. On the stripes of the shield, at the right hand side of each stripe ( relating to the coins position in the photo), it looks like there might be some very slight machine doubling. As far as the fourth photo, for me its difficult to see much, except at the top center group of leaves - which may be the same area in photo #3.

Photo #1 looks interesting, but remember, this area appears to be incused, or punched into the metal itself, and not raised. If there is any slight movement what so ever when producing this bullion, the incused area can shift, giving the area a doubling effect.

I was taught many years ago that machine doubling removes a portion of the area in question, where a doubled die will add some to the design of area in question.

I will admit that the monitors I am currently using at a remote location is not the best, and I am unable to download and manipulate the photos to get a better view of whats going on.
Could it be a doubled die with some machine doubling sprinkled in? It could, but my gut feeling says its probably some sort of ejection style doubling / damage .

Ken Potter will probably chime in, as well as others. I'd be surprised if I was wrong on this one, but I too have made a bad call every once in a while. Let's see what others say.

[Tuebits]

Thanks.

I've looked over the coin considering your comments and have to agree.

Tuebits

[koinpro]

Not a doubled die in my opinion either. Would like to see better images but seems to be one of many forms of Strike Doubling aka Machine Doubling.