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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismania, post: 1923976, member: 28971&quot;]I have fully understood what must take place to cause machine doubling for a long time (not trying to be offensive), and a coin is not struck twice to cause strike doubling.&nbsp; If a coin were struck twice, that would be considered a &#039;double struck&#039; coin, which has it&#039;s own error attribution.&nbsp; They can vary from ever-so-slight double strikes, to extremely noticeable double strikes.&nbsp; In this case, the die moved while in the collar, causing this anomaly.&nbsp; I see it as nothing more than a &#039;thick date&#039; vs. a &#039;thin&#039;, or &#039;normal&#039;, date, caused by some movement in the collar.&nbsp; Given the definition of machine doubling...&quot;Machine doubling is created when the die shifts slightly as a coin is being struck.&nbsp; Machine doubling is the result of loose mechanical parts that cause a poor strike.&quot;&nbsp; In the illustration shown, the dies did shift/move, thus becoming &#039;loose&#039; enough to cause a, not so much a &#039;poor&#039; strike, but an abnormally thick strike.&nbsp; Again, I see this nothing more than a case of thick vs. thin date.&nbsp; A &#039;variety&#039;, perhaps yes, but not a &#039;major doubled die&#039;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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