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India 1998 2 Rupees Mystery Coin
Ends Up Monster Doubled Die
by Jeff Ylitalo
Images by Jeff Ylitalo
September 06, 2009 -- This 1998-dated reverse displays a monster doubled die. It was minted by the 'Hyderabad' Mint located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It's the first I've seen for this date on a 2 rupees coin. It just arrived and I am confident it is Class IV off-set hub doubling with huge spread to the SE. I bought it as a close double strike and suspected that it might be 'doubled die' but the auction images were just terrible. I was delighted to see that it is instead a monster doubled die rather than a close in-collar double strike!
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