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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2753095, member: 15929&quot;]While I cannot speak for Rick I can agree with his assessment.</p><p><br /></p><p>As with ANY of the large, CnClad Coins, which when they were originally produced presented hardness problems to the US Mint both in die making and coin production, there are literally thousands of true doubled dies and the folks who specialize in these coins (i.e. IKE&#039;s and Kennedy&#039;s) are fully aware of the abundance of doubled dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>None in the same level as the Lincolns (55/55, 72/72) but some are fairly significant. MOST, are relatively minor and a person, such as the late Thomas Kalantzis, can function 24/7/365 identifying and classifying these.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yet, it&#039;s gone crazy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Why? Simply. The magnification techniques used to identify, classify and photograph the coins is abundantly available at really cheap prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>I never would have considered purchasing a Stereo MicroScope back when IKE&#039;s were first produced since I could never have afforded one.</p><p>Not so much today as the prices have really come down. USB Scopes can be less than $100 ANDF produce photographs!</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1977, I actually paid a guy to photograph one of my coins because:</p><p>1. I didn&#039;t have a camera</p><p>2. I had no way of blowing up a photograph</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, I can photograph coins and post them on a web forum in a matter of minutes because of the technology that is currently available and as cheap as the dirt in my graden.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, It&#039;s gone crazy![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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