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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 2087491, member: 11786&quot;]Here&#039;s a 1956 Y. (Perth) penny I found a while back. At first, I didn&#039;t know what to make of the marks at the base of AUSTRALIA (arrows), until I did an overlay. Clearly, the hub was rotated quite dramatically to make this doubled die--the point of the L confirms the direction. That only the bases of the letters remain might be explained by die making processes: a conical die blank was used, which is why the letters are strongest towards the center, and the rest may have been polished away. In terms of rotation, this is the strongest doubled die I have found. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I have looked but so far, I have not found a second example.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/15955442803_f9c156ba24_k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Doubling is also seen on PENNY; it&#039;s clearer which letters form the doubling.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7383/16549649426_9284d93cbd_k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The designer&#039;s initial, KG, is doubled too.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8617/15953081644_f916304cf3_c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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