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<p>[QUOTE="foundinrolls, post: 104282, member: 4350"]Hi,</p><p>Strangely enough though, it illustrates exactly what should be looked for with respect to the notches and overlapping of the lettering on a doubled die coin. Forget for a moment that the letters on the "wood" are flat and that the lettering on a coin should be rounded, give some attention to how the overlapping looks and then examine the areas where the outsides of the letters cross each other. Thats where the "notching" is evident.</p><p><br /></p><p>To carry the analogy a little further, most types of mechanical doubling would be illustrated if the ink used for the lettering on the "wood" was smudged in a way that created a doubled appearance to the lettering. On a mechanically doubled coin, metal is "smudged" in a sense by the minting process and metal is moved around in a way that creates a double appearance on the coin.</p><p>I know, Clear as mud<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But it is a fairly accurate analogy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also in the spirit of education, the correct terminology is "Doubled Die" and Not double die.</p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="foundinrolls, post: 104282, member: 4350"]Hi, Strangely enough though, it illustrates exactly what should be looked for with respect to the notches and overlapping of the lettering on a doubled die coin. Forget for a moment that the letters on the "wood" are flat and that the lettering on a coin should be rounded, give some attention to how the overlapping looks and then examine the areas where the outsides of the letters cross each other. Thats where the "notching" is evident. To carry the analogy a little further, most types of mechanical doubling would be illustrated if the ink used for the lettering on the "wood" was smudged in a way that created a doubled appearance to the lettering. On a mechanically doubled coin, metal is "smudged" in a sense by the minting process and metal is moved around in a way that creates a double appearance on the coin. I know, Clear as mud:-) But it is a fairly accurate analogy :-) Also in the spirit of education, the correct terminology is "Doubled Die" and Not double die. Have Fun, Bill[/QUOTE]
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