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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 668098, member: 4350&quot;]Jello,&nbsp; The doubled profile is a known doubled die variety.&nbsp; And no....Die varieties are not errors.&nbsp; &nbsp; Machine doubling is neither an error or a die variety...its damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Die Varieties are not errors.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Errors are actual mishaps in the minting process that go beyond what the specs at the Mint would allow.&nbsp;&nbsp; They don&#039;t care about machine doubling at the Mint as it is simply due to a slight hop or twist of a die during a strike.&nbsp; It is within their tolerances and therefore not an error.</p><p><br /></p><p>Die varieties effect individual dies such as the 1955 DDO cent.&nbsp; It was hubbed incorrectly forming strong doubling.&nbsp; Every 1955 DDO is essentially identical except for extraneous damage and die wear.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Machine doubling does not create an error or fit into the category of die variety as machine doubling is simple damage caused at the moment of strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>So back to the coin you showed,&nbsp; it is not an error as die varieties are not errors.&nbsp; And, as stated,&nbsp; it is a known doubled die.&nbsp; The slab indicates the prominent feature of the doubled die which is the doubled profile.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is not a machine doubled coin, in a slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that helps,</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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