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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 531426, member: 16510&quot;]<b>See other threads and posts</b></p><p><br /></p><p>See other threads and posts on true doublED dies versus other forms of doubling or The Chapters in Cherry Pickers Guild.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The very best way I have devised so far on how to explain machine doubling is - The dies or luggs holding the dies become loose from pounding, then when the dies strike a coin there is a flopping together when they strike the planchet, or as it is ejected, (ejection doubling)&nbsp; (because they are loose) and then a portion of the design is doubled by a scooting, pulling or pushing of the metal creating an extra image.&nbsp; If you were able to see a thousand or more coins right after the dies (and before they tightened the equipment) became loose you would see some progression of doubling becoming more pronounced as the dies gave way to more play, (became looser).</p><p>On true doubled dies the doubling will be same and the only thing that will ever change is the die state as the die (doublED die ) wears more and more.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope this helps,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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