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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2172993, member: 112"]Oh plenty of people have told them ! It has been argued and discussed to death in the numismatic press over the years. As to why some say they are doubled dies - <i>"In other words, it's many error and variety collectors reaching, stretching reality, so that they can still collect new examples of what they want to call doubled die coins." </i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To some it's a matter of opinion. To others it's a matter of definitions, and by definition you cannot produce a doubled die with a single hubbing. It simply cannot be done, which is of course why the US Mint instituted the single hubbing process.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can I find a link that agrees with my, and others', comments on the matter ? Yeah, probably. But let's say I could, whose word would you accept as being valid ? Whose word would overrule what you already believe and make you change your mind ? Is there anybody's ? For example, as I have already stated, the US Mint says that doubled dies cannot occur with a single hubbing process. Is <u>their</u> word not good enough ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2172993, member: 112"]Oh plenty of people have told them ! It has been argued and discussed to death in the numismatic press over the years. As to why some say they are doubled dies - [I]"In other words, it's many error and variety collectors reaching, stretching reality, so that they can still collect new examples of what they want to call doubled die coins." [/I] To some it's a matter of opinion. To others it's a matter of definitions, and by definition you cannot produce a doubled die with a single hubbing. It simply cannot be done, which is of course why the US Mint instituted the single hubbing process. Can I find a link that agrees with my, and others', comments on the matter ? Yeah, probably. But let's say I could, whose word would you accept as being valid ? Whose word would overrule what you already believe and make you change your mind ? Is there anybody's ? For example, as I have already stated, the US Mint says that doubled dies cannot occur with a single hubbing process. Is [U]their[/U] word not good enough ?[/QUOTE]
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