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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jallengomez, post: 1814857, member: 19748&quot;]Hi Pittsburgh, Hope things are going well!</p><p><br /></p><p>I see quite a few die cracks and chips on the coin.&nbsp; This is a common occurrence as the dies age.&nbsp; Especially in the areas you are talking about(neck, face, etc.).&nbsp; The doubling that I&#039;m seeing is from something often called MD, and it comes about due to a loose die which shifts during the strike.&nbsp; The really valuable doubling to look for is from a doubled die where the die itself was doubled during the hubbing process.&nbsp; The best way to tell the difference is that MD is flat and shelf like, and if you subtracted it from the design, it would reduce the design element.&nbsp; Doubled dies will have splits and will add to the design elements.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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