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<p>[QUOTE="Chewmassa, post: 2877482, member: 89276"]I'm not an expert or anything, but how I usually decide the difference for myself is a combination of a few factors. First of all on a true doubled die the doubled elements will be the same "height" as the original elements, whereas on DDD the doubled elements will be very "short" as well as flat. Another way to decide if you have a genuine doubled die is to compare yours to any listed on varietyvista. If you can't find a match, chances are extremely high it's not a doubled die. As paddyman said experience helps too. After you find a real doubled die you'll have a lot better idea of what you're looking for. The fact of the matter is that while pictures are helpful they're not nearly as good as holding an actual coin in your hand. Maybe try going to a coinshop and looking at some doubled dies to "get a feel for them". Finally I partially agree with paddy on most doubled dies not being worth looking for. I personally do search for them but only the ones listed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/half-cents-and-cents/lincoln-cents-vscid-21/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/half-cents-and-cents/lincoln-cents-vscid-21/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/half-cents-and-cents/lincoln-cents-vscid-21/</a></p><p>Hope my response wasn't too long and that it helped some.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chewmassa, post: 2877482, member: 89276"]I'm not an expert or anything, but how I usually decide the difference for myself is a combination of a few factors. First of all on a true doubled die the doubled elements will be the same "height" as the original elements, whereas on DDD the doubled elements will be very "short" as well as flat. Another way to decide if you have a genuine doubled die is to compare yours to any listed on varietyvista. If you can't find a match, chances are extremely high it's not a doubled die. As paddyman said experience helps too. After you find a real doubled die you'll have a lot better idea of what you're looking for. The fact of the matter is that while pictures are helpful they're not nearly as good as holding an actual coin in your hand. Maybe try going to a coinshop and looking at some doubled dies to "get a feel for them". Finally I partially agree with paddy on most doubled dies not being worth looking for. I personally do search for them but only the ones listed here: [url]https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/half-cents-and-cents/lincoln-cents-vscid-21/[/url] Hope my response wasn't too long and that it helped some.[/QUOTE]
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