Is this a double date?

[mbbiker]

I see doubling on the bottom of each number but the 1 and the last 8 is the easiest to see. is this doubling, damage, or machine doubling, i have never seen machine doubling on a ag coin before

 

P.S. this is a quarter

[snizzenfixit]

I MUST be getting old. I can't make it out, too blurry for my poor old eyes.

 

Phil

 

[swhuck]

I have no idea whether you're getting old or not, but it's definitely too blurry. There definitely appeared to be signs of something under the final digit, though. Whether that's mint-made or man-made is a good question.

[davefperry]

From what I can see the extra numbers looked stepped down rather than level with the numbers so that might make it machine doubling (loose die holder).

[swhuck]

I took a look at Breen's book last night, and he mentions a variety of 1898 quarter that has obvious repunching in the last two digits, calling the variety very rare. Unfortunately, there is no illustration...

[Architecht]

Technically speaking, if it's just you and the coin sitting at home, then no. It's not even a date, much less a double date. Perhaps if you brought along an indian head penny, and some kind of a liberty coin and went to the movies and dinner...

 

Arch

Ok. That was bad. I apologize.

[a2labmom]

My thoughts exactly, Arch.

[mark]

Arch:

 

EVERY time I saw the subject of this thread, my mind worked the same way yours did. However, I had the common decency to not post this thought!

 

Mark

 

P.S.:

[davefperry]

My first thought had been of foreign coin collectors and whether they go on Dutch dates. No common decency here, just know Arch can tell a story better

[keithdagen]

I just read Arch's post and am laughing my rear off.

[EVillageProwler]

Omigosh! I *just* got Arch's joke...

 

Where was my head?!? And, should we analyze that too? On behalf of all small cent collectors, I'm deeply offended. You callous boob!

 

 

EVP

 

[Tradedollarnut]

hmmm - how does a boob get calloused on a double date???

[keithdagen]

This is rapidly deteriorating into a Water Cooler kind of tocpic.

[EVillageProwler]

friction... just a pinch!

 

 

evp

 

[Tradedollarnut]

or two!