1944 Mercury DDO??? 1 1

[GBrad]

I first have to apologize if any of my typing on this post is missapelled .... I just got done looking at about  200+ Mercury dimes and dang..... those dates are small 😁. Found a 1942 S inverted (pretty cool) and another oddity that I will also post for discussion, possibly a CUD. However, I decided to throw this one up on the forum to get some much appreciated feedback. Only looked at NGC and PCGS data and couldn’t find any mention of a 44’ DDO. I did see that someone posted on this forum somewhere about a possible 44’ double but it was MD. So... I have looked at my dime until I can’t see anymore and have taken the best pics possible right now. The potential doubling is not shelved at all and is rounded above the 4’s in the date. Not much else going on on the rest of the coin.Hopefully these pics will show enough detail to make a decision. Thanks!

[Big Nub numismatics]

I'm not sure. it doesn't look like any 1944 DDOs I'm aware of, and nothing matches this on Variety Vista. It looks more like a RPD, but those could not have been done past early 1900's. It's so worn it's hard to tell though.

[GBrad]

1 hour ago, Big Nub numismatics said:

I'm not sure. it doesn't look like any 1944 DDOs I'm aware of, and nothing matches this on Variety Vista. It looks more like a RPD, but those could not have been done past early 1900's. It's so worn it's hard to tell though.

I know right..... I will try to get some better lighting and take some better photos. I’m not that familiar with RPD’s. 

[Big Nub numismatics]

I'm pretty sure the mint started including dates on the dies in 1906, so dates were no longer punched in by hadn't, and thus no RPD.

[James_OldeTowne]

This is the result of worn dies, and not considered a "die error", so to speak.  It's basically "strike doubling".

[GBrad]

1 hour ago, James_OldeTowne said:

This is the result of worn dies, and not considered a "die error", so to speak.  It's basically "strike doubling".

Thank you very much for your reply. I am still learning here and I have a question:

Granted, this dime is 76 years old (if my math is correct) and it shows some wear.  The numbers in the date, “44”, are the only devices on this coin that have any discernible oddity. My understanding of strike doubling, as opposed to true die or hub doubling, is that it creates flat shelved images such as shown by mechanical doubling and die deterioration doubling. I am trying to comprehend why the “doubled images” above the date on this coin are rounded and not flat.  Thank you!

Edited July 30, 2020 by Greg Bradford