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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jallengomez, post: 826770, member: 19748&quot;]Joel-</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is are links to a couple of good articles-</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://home.comcast.net/%7Ekhrussva/Die_Variety_News_Issue_2.pdf#19" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.comcast.net/%7Ekhrussva/Die_Variety_News_Issue_2.pdf#19" rel="nofollow">http://home.comcast.net/~khrussva/Die_Variety_News_Issue_2.pdf#19</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://doubleddie.com/144822.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://doubleddie.com/144822.html" rel="nofollow">http://doubleddie.com/144822.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As has already been stated, mechanical doubling is not a characteristic of the die itself and examples can be found in high numbers.&nbsp; Having said that, I am a voice of dissention in that this does not <i>ipso facto </i>make mechanical doubling worthless.&nbsp; You will find collectors of just about anything you can think of, and I know people who collect these, and I personally have saved some of my favorites that are unique and strong examples.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Like most errors that come about from wear and tear to the dies and the presses, examples will range from being barely discernible to being visible to the naked eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I am saying is: collect what you like and know that there are those out there who will collect what you don&#039;t like.&nbsp; Just don&#039;t get suckered into(nor sucker someone else into) paying the premiums that are commanded for doubled die varieties on something that is not a doubled die at all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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