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Message:: [QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1716933, member: 15929"]Might I suggest that you submit your coins to James Wiles or Mike Ellis at CONECA for attribution? The costs are minimal and these folks are true experts in "identifying" doubled dies. Just in case you were not aware, doubling CAN and often does occur on coins during the manufacturing process. This doubling, which can look fairly unique and cool, is caused by a numkber of different actions of the coining press. Coins can be identical or even unique. Machine Damage Doubling, Ejection Doubling and Die Deterioration Doubling are the common ones. "Knowing" about these sometimes saves a lot of frustration when folks are told that their coins are NOT Doubled Dies. Die doubling of the other hand, occurs during the manufacturing of the "dies" and this doubling is also caused by various different actions which inturn creates different "types" of doubling. The term itself, Doubled Die, means exactly that. The Die was Doubled and as such each coin created from the Die reflects that doubling. Some dies which have doubling are found out about rather quickly and then destroyed along with most of the coins produced from the die. Others, such as the 1972/72 and all its variants, are not. Send your coins to CONECA then report back the results. It'll save your reputation and garner you the respect that you are looking for.[/QUOTE]