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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 2960657, member: 24544&quot;]The mint mark is added to the die after it&#039;s been hubbed from the master, I believe this is because Philadelphia does all the hubbing and die creation, and each mint adds the mint mark on site.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can not see your coin clearly enough to tell what is doubled and what is not.&nbsp; I can see it clearly enough to know it&#039;s not the big 69 S double die.&nbsp; In regards to a coin with machine doubling and why specific devices are doubled, I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For the 1955 doubled die, there are not all kinds of different spacing.&nbsp; A true double die is made when the master hub is pressed into the die at least twice with some angle of rotation between each press.&nbsp; This creates the exact same degree of rotation on every design element, however the further from the center of the die the large the linear distance in a design element.</p><p><br /></p><p>For machine doubling the die has to rotate slightly and strike more than once, this is often due to an ever so slightly loose die.&nbsp; The process that makes a machine double has NOTHING to do with a doubled die.&nbsp; While the look of machine doubling and a doubled die may appear very similar, the process that creates then are totally different.&nbsp; Re-read my post above, then re-read it again.&nbsp; Google the terms you are unfamiliar with.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll finish with a sincere request.&nbsp; Please take the time to write in complete sentences, use half way decent grammar/punctuation, and separate your thoughts into paragraphs.&nbsp; It&#039;s very difficult to understand and respond to your questions as they are written.&nbsp; I believe that when I ask other people to take considerable time and energy to respond to my questions, the least I can do is the take the time to write as clearly as I can, it is a sign of respect for other members of the forum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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