Machine Doubling 1967 Kennedy 1 1

[bobbyboshay]

Edited February 17, 2023 by bobbyboshay

[JT2]

it doesn't look special to me... what are you looking to ask about?

[bobbyboshay]

The doubling  on the fa e and GOD 

[Hoghead515]

Its strike doubling. Its not the good kind of doubling. 

[JT2]

that is exactly what i ws going to say. 

On 2/17/2023 at 6:59 AM, Hoghead515 said:

Its strike doubling.

 

[Coinbuf]

On 2/17/2023 at 4:59 AM, Hoghead515 said:

Its strike doubling. Its not the good kind of doubling. 

Yep classic strike doubling.

[VKurtB]

On 2/17/2023 at 11:27 AM, Coinbuf said:

Yep classic strike doubling.

… which the hobby has long decided is not even worth a second look. 

[VKurtB]

The reason I wrote what I did above is that there seems to be a strong contingent of new collectors who have decided that ALL doubling is interesting to them. Of course, that is the reductio ad absurdum of “collect what and how you want”. Yes, but… Never believe the hobby at large as it has been forever is going to play along with you. All you end up with is junk nobody else is going to want. Sense requires that new people need to collect as others have done, IF they expect their collection to be of value. Continuity of standards matter. 

Edited February 17, 2023 by VKurtB

[powermad5000]

On 2/17/2023 at 1:28 PM, VKurtB said:

The reason I wrote what I did above is that there seems to be a strong contingent of new collectors who have decided that ALL doubling is interesting to them.

What is even worse is this same contingent of new collectors firmly believes all mechanical or die erosion doubling is an error and is worth premium dollars. As well as every minor imperfection, die crack, slightly imperfect strike well within mint tolerance, or chip/stain/spot/cud on modern coins is now a strike error and refuse to be otherwise educated that it is not.

[EagleRJO]

On 2/17/2023 at 6:59 AM, Hoghead515 said:

Its strike doubling. Its not the good kind of doubling. 

I agree but sometimes it's difficult to tell for sure with just pics.  You can use the attached with the coin in-hand to confirm the MD.

[VKurtB]

On 2/18/2023 at 3:43 AM, EagleRJO said:

I agree but sometimes it's difficult to tell for sure with just pics.  You can use the attached with the coin in-hand to confirm the MD.

Or to put it another way, the “right” doubling is a “doubling of equals”, rather than a main feature and a lesser feature. 

[Hoghead515]

On 2/18/2023 at 4:43 AM, EagleRJO said:

I agree but sometimes it's difficult to tell for sure with just pics.  You can use the attached with the coin in-hand to confirm the MD.

I could bout tell right away on that one. Had some pretty good pictures to work with.  It had the classic shelf dooubling. 

[EagleRJO]

On 2/18/2023 at 9:35 PM, Hoghead515 said:

I could bout tell right away on that one. Had some pretty good pictures to work with.  It had the classic shelf dooubling. 

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