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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 807647, member: 16510&quot;]<b>Yes the die that strikes the coins has had</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes when the mint mark was added by hand to each die, every coin that die strikes will have the doubled &quot;D&quot; or whatever you are referring to.&nbsp; That is why they are called die varieties and not errors.&nbsp; They (the mint tech.) knew in most cases that they had struck the mintmark and overstruck it in some cases but let it go into production anyway - they did not care so much with most D/D because a die is an expensive item to produce, production is everything and these were considered a minor thing at best.&nbsp; Also it is not an easy task to fully punch a complete mintmark into a working die with one blow at all.</p><p>There are literally dozens of other forms of doubling that mimic these types of doubling and are not die varieties.&nbsp; Please get a Cherry Pickers Guide to learn more as it is not a easily understood subject and requires considerable study even to begin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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