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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 838223, member: 16510&quot;]Well a quick search on this site will give you a lifetime of information on every kind of doubling known to man.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One quick tip - the mechanical/machine type doubling is generally very common.&nbsp; It happens on every series all the time - that is just one reason it&#039;s not as valuble.&nbsp; </p><p>True double dies on the other hand are not that common and valued because they are &quot;doubled&quot; dies.&nbsp; The mint made the <b>die itself</b> that way.&nbsp; <b>It is a doubled die before it ever strikes a coin.</b>&nbsp; Then when it does we can study that die, it&#039;s life (die stages), the coins struck from it and when it&#039;s retired, early or late, that is the only doubled die of that specifict kindand date/mint <b>that will ever be made</b>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Think about it this way fro a moment.</p><p>You can lossen the luggs holding the dies and produce all the mechanical coins you want or push against the dies with something heavy.&nbsp; You can do nothing to produce doubled dies other than be the die maker at the mint at the time dies are being produced.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One the mint made, (doubled dies).</p><p>The other the equipment became loose or whatever and was quickly resolved by tighnening a bolt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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