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Message:: [QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 4963188, member: 105098"]Lemme introduce you to "Doubled Dies" See, the term "Doubled Die" comes from the doubling being ON the die.Every single coin struck with that die will look exactly the same. Because the doubling is ON THE DIE. Hence the term "Doubled Die" SO, for this to actually be the overdate for the 1960 D, it is a REQUIREMENT that all diagnostics match. If it doesn't all match, it's not THAT doubled die. As far as the mintmark, that's a different issue and as in 1960, the mintmarks were hand punched onto the dies, it's NOT part of the doubled die. If anything it would be a repunched mintmark, where the guy wasn't happy with how it looked so he punched it into the die face a 2nd or 3rd time, but slightly off.A RPM has nothing to do with a Doubled Die whatsoever. It's two completely different events. Now, I am not here to argue the definitions of long established hobby terms. Feel free to submit your coin for authentication and attribution to a third party grader of what you think it is, and they will tell you what it is or isn't for the fee. You ask for an opinion, you get them then you attempt to "plea your case" as if anyone here with knowledge and experience is going to change their position on it.That's unlikely to happen. My opinion, this is a well circulated, average, 1960 D cent.[/QUOTE]