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<p>[QUOTE="CaptHenway, post: 3744134, member: 13813"]100% Counterfeit, but I believe only struck once. The Obverse die was doubled when the counterfeiter pressed the obverse of a coin into a matrix of some sort (dental ceramic maybe?) and accidentally pressed it in twice with a bit of rotation between impressions. The matrix was hardened and used to cast molten steel against, creating a hub. That hub was used to make a die that showed the doubling on it.</p><p>Had the die been doubled legitimately, the date would not have been doubled since the dates were added later. The use of dated hubs began in 1907 on the new St. Gaudens gold designs and on everything else during 1908.</p><p>TD[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CaptHenway, post: 3744134, member: 13813"]100% Counterfeit, but I believe only struck once. The Obverse die was doubled when the counterfeiter pressed the obverse of a coin into a matrix of some sort (dental ceramic maybe?) and accidentally pressed it in twice with a bit of rotation between impressions. The matrix was hardened and used to cast molten steel against, creating a hub. That hub was used to make a die that showed the doubling on it. Had the die been doubled legitimately, the date would not have been doubled since the dates were added later. The use of dated hubs began in 1907 on the new St. Gaudens gold designs and on everything else during 1908. TD[/QUOTE]
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