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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 538687, member: 16510&quot;]<b>If you all only knew, first what&#039;s the right phrase!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>If you all only knew how many dealers I have given lesions to about true <b>doublED dies</b> - the first thing in a listing is to see if they even know the correct terminology -<b> &quot;doublED versus double die&quot;</b> - no die variety specialist uses the term &quot;double&quot; die they use the correct phrase <b>doublED die. </b>They do this for two reasons, first because it&#039;s correct, second because they understand why it is correct. Most new person thinks a double die is the doubling of anything on the coin, heck there was even one on eBay yesterday using double die in describing a slight doubled image on a piece of paper money - they like most people think doubling means doubling - it does not.</p><p>Look, we that consider ourselves die variety specialists study the hound out of this stuff - I personally have looked at 35,000 circulated cents since this time last week and only found a handful of minor DDO&#039;s and DDR&#039;s - but I did find hundreds of mechanically doubled coins, 9 out of 10 I throw back in the back to bank bag - the rest I try to use as examples to help show the difference at my coin show.</p><p>Those folks on here that keep questioning our authority need to know we take this study seriously and know what we are talking about. As I have stated on here many times, <b>doubling does not a doublED die make.</b> If it did they would not even be uncommon at all. But they are and when you know you know and when you start using the only correct phrase <b>&quot;doublED die&quot;</b> and know why it&#039;s the only correct phrase you are on your way to learning what we know. And yes I am the guy that calls people each and every day on eBay when I see misleading die varieties and it is clear that they don&#039;t even know what they are talking about with a common machined doubled coin - love me hate me I&#039;m the one. I always try to help anyone who wants to learn and have made many friends but some hate me - it does not keep me awake at night though because my motives are only to help new persons from getting a piece of junk. I can&#039;t count the times people bring me coins at the show and I have to tell them it&#039;s a mechanically doubled coin worth nothing and to see the enthusiasm go out of their eyes - well it&#039;s sad and it won&#039;t happen if I can do anything about it and no, I am not the authority of all things but I do know<b> doublED dies,</b> I do study them for hours each day and I do stand by the knowledge I have earned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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