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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1225397, member: 15199&quot;]Yes, it is a machine doubling. When the coining die is prepared, it is ( at least then, not now) pressed 2 times by the hub die with removal and re-insertion for the second pressing. If it is done correctly, the second pressing reinforces the first. If the second pressing was not exact, a second pressing produces a second image about the same depth as the first, but overlapping. When this doubled die strikes a coin, the doubled portion would be about the same height, not one very dominant and one very flattened like your example, which occurs during die movement in the striking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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