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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3509332, member: 84179&quot;]From your original post:</p><p><i><span style="color: #b30059">This is not for those who refuse to question. It&#039;s not for those who dont look deeper into meaning. It&#039;s not for those who say, &quot;it is because, it&#039;s always been and I say it&quot;. Lol</span></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Mechanical doubling is not some arbitrary definition that some numismatists came up with while having cocktails at an ANA convention 100 years ago.&nbsp; It is based on the understanding of the mechanical and physical processes during minting. </p><p><br /></p><p>Based on your post, it appears that you still need to learn a little more about on the die making process.&nbsp; Remember, you have a master hub, that is used to make a master die, that is used to make working hubs, that are used to make working dies.&nbsp; No hand engraving. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, don’t assume that the die movement causing mechanical doubling is only rotational.&nbsp; It can move in a number of directions depending on what part of the equipment/fixturing is worn or loose. </p><p><br /></p><p>The following should help increase your understanding:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://varietyerrors.com/coin-dies-made-little-history/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://varietyerrors.com/coin-dies-made-little-history/" rel="nofollow">https://varietyerrors.com/coin-dies-made-little-history/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinnews.net/2013/09/13/how-the-philadelphia-mint-makes-hubs-and-dies-to-produce-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinnews.net/2013/09/13/how-the-philadelphia-mint-makes-hubs-and-dies-to-produce-coins/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinnews.net/2013/09/13/how-the-philadelphia-mint-makes-hubs-and-dies-to-produce-coins/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Mint also has some videos on You tube. I haven’t watched them, but am assuming that videos from the USMint.gov aren’t likely to be clickbait.</p><p><br /></p><p>(looks like Chris just said the same thing in his response)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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