DDR?

[Todd W]

Hello good people... There is much thinness on lettering on rim of reverse side of coin not center or obverse side. I do not see shelving from mechanical , and I believe there is some splits in lettering..... What do y'all think ? Thanks

[MintErrors]

Even though I see it in the full obverse of the photo, it is a good practice to list the year and any mintmark in the title of the post so it is easy to find.

The only thing I can see is on the photo with AMERICA upside down. There is a normal coin height and a lower, shelf like area right next to it. That to me looks like mechanical doubling, strike doubling, mechanical damage - basically worthless doubling.

From 1996 forward, the way dies were created changed. They were subjected to a "single squeeze" technique and the classic doubled dies 1995 and prior are no longer made. They call it a doubled die, but technically the name is incorrect.

A website you can you to see if there are any known Jefferson Nickel varieties for the year is

http://varietyvista.com

Brian's variety coins show good photos in the coins he is selling and the Nickel doubled die listings at the top of the page. Its worth a look to see if you can find an exact match. Remember it is the die with the issue, the impression is made on the die and that die is set in a minting press and makes coins for the life of the die. So, the areas the researchers show where the doubling is, should match on the candidate as well.

https://www2.briansvarietycoins.com/


I suggest looking at this web page created by John Wexler. he shows some excellent photos of DDR's and the machine doubling, a lot of them are nickels.

https://doubleddie.com/144822.html

I also have a post on my website to help identify the difference from machine /strike doubling and the doubled dies. Link is in my signature block.

[Todd W]

Thank you Gary ! Great info.... 2000 d Jefferson Nickel