2016-04-02 Sat

A new doubled die reverse has been attributed for the 1913-D Indian Head, Bison on Mound 5-cent coin. Experts say that it is first of its kind of its subtype and is a combination of Class IV and Class VIII doubling. The shift is to the West and the tilt is to the North limiting the doubling to the top of the coin. The doubling is most noticeable on the letters of E PLURIBUS UNUM. Class IV is also called “Offset Hub Doubling,” with Class VIII being called “Tilted Hub Doubling.”

Offset Hub Doubling occurs when the centre of a hub and die are not in alignment when the die, having received a first impression and then annealed, receives the second or subsequent hubbings.

The Tilted Hub Doubling occurs when a working hub is tilted when locked in position for the first hubbing impression, then corrected for normal orientation for second or subsequent hubbings.

The newly listed 1913 DDR FS-1802 in the recent Cherrypickers Guide, is the essential twin to this discovery coin, is listed in MS-63 and MS-65 at $200 and $600 respectively.