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<p>[QUOTE="LostDutchman, post: 790358, member: 16994"]I agree with others. While there is doubling on this coin it is not a doubled die. There are different kinds of doubling that can occur on coins. Most of it is a result of the actual stamping process or the dies themselves wearing down. This kind of doubling is in fact very common and doesn't carry a premium at all. A doubled die occurs when the die used to stamp the coins is made incorrectly and there is doubling. Most doubled dies themselves are very common as well with very few of them bringing more then 1$-5$. To the trained eye there are differences between a true doubled die and the mechanical doubling we have here. On a mechanical doubled coin the doubling will have a stair step look to it. A doubled die will most always be on the same level as far as the doubling is concerned. If you happen to have any 1944 cents laying around get a good magnifying glass and look at the left sides of the 4's specifically the points. There is what was called master hub doubling that year and most of the 4's show a form of doubling that is from the dies... this is a good comparison to use when learning to identify a real doubled die. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LostDutchman, post: 790358, member: 16994"]I agree with others. While there is doubling on this coin it is not a doubled die. There are different kinds of doubling that can occur on coins. Most of it is a result of the actual stamping process or the dies themselves wearing down. This kind of doubling is in fact very common and doesn't carry a premium at all. A doubled die occurs when the die used to stamp the coins is made incorrectly and there is doubling. Most doubled dies themselves are very common as well with very few of them bringing more then 1$-5$. To the trained eye there are differences between a true doubled die and the mechanical doubling we have here. On a mechanical doubled coin the doubling will have a stair step look to it. A doubled die will most always be on the same level as far as the doubling is concerned. If you happen to have any 1944 cents laying around get a good magnifying glass and look at the left sides of the 4's specifically the points. There is what was called master hub doubling that year and most of the 4's show a form of doubling that is from the dies... this is a good comparison to use when learning to identify a real doubled die. Hope this helps![/QUOTE]
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