Comments: Obverse 25 is in an early die state and presents excessive die clashing while showing no signs of die cracks. The strike is very bold as is typical for many of the 1891 New Orleans dimes. Reverse AA is also well struck and heavily clashed. More interesting is the fact that Reverse AA shows significant strike doubling to the north. The lower portion of the Medium O mintmark appears doubled in the illustration above. However, strike doubling is present throughout the lower wreath. After finally seeing a high grade example of an 1891-O dimes with strong strike doubling, one can now understand and explain the higher than normal frequency of 1891-O dimes with doubling on the mintmark. I believe that these doubled mintmarks are not caused by hub doubling, but rather by strike doubling. The excessive striking force of the New Orleans coining presses caused the dime dies to crack quickly. We now also have records of this excessive striking force through the spectacular clashed dies and heavy strike doubling.

1891-O Varieties 101, 102, 102a, 103, 103a, 104, 105, 106, 106a, 107, 108, 109, 110, 110a, 111, 112, 113, 114, 114a, 114b, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 123a, 124, 124a, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129

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