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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2236665, member: 15929&quot;]I would simply rephrase that to:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;You have a LOT to Learn about Coins&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I worked as a Technical Illustrator back in the early 70&#039;s, I was always amazed at the number of people it took to produce a simple &quot;Data Sheet&quot;. Producing a Parts Catalog took forever!</p><p><br /></p><p>There were the editors, the type setters, the artists, the printer, the publisher, the distributor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Type Setters used IBM Composer Typewriters which had interchangeable fonts and the copy was typed out first in rough draft on regular paper then onto clay based paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>The artist would cut up the final copy for placement on the page along with any required illustrations.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Art Director would finalize the copy and send it to the printer who in turn would do his/her magic with creating negatives and plates or 4 color separation.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Virtually EVERY Single one of those processes were duplicated by Microsoft Word which enabled a single individual to create and print a data sheet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without a doubt, there were numerous errors which would have never escaped a professional shop but since the overhead was cheap, some of this crap was still used.</p><p><br /></p><p>It reminded me of a saying that simply owning a hammer does not make someone a carpenter.</p><p><br /></p><p>In todays environment, there are Smart Phones and all sorts of other &quot;toys&quot; which enable folks to see coins in a way in which &quot;they&#039;ve&quot; never seen them before.</p><p>They spot what appears to be doubling and then they&#039;re off to the races!</p><p><br /></p><p>You see, simply having or owning a tool will not get you the necessary educational background that will enable you to interpret what you are seeing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I expect that here within the next month or so, My. [USER=74952]@teachmind[/USER] will publish some sort of a paper to document his theory on die doubling and how it comes about and how plentiful these are to the average layman.</p><p><br /></p><p>Never mind the fact that damaged machine doubled or die deterioration doubled coins are the subject matter because his mind is made up that he&#039;s discovered something new and incredible. So incredible and simple that even the finest numismatic minds in the world have not been able to spot it!</p><p><br /></p><p>I kind wish that he&#039;d just puke up what all the fuss is about! But then, I expect that he&#039;s worried that he won&#039;t get credit for this &quot;discovery&quot; and perhaps not get his due financial rewards and/or recognition.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I knew what the heck he was talking about, I might be able to give a credible response but all I&#039;m seeing is some sort of childish game which, based upon the photography, which is ok, appears to address die deterioration doubling combined with machine doubling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Owning a Macro Lens for an IPhone with the ability to publish close up photographs, does not make someone a die attributor just like owning a hammer does not make someone a carpenter.</p><p><br /></p><p>He&#039;s not the first and he certainly will not be the last.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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