I get a lot of questions here from readers about doubled die coins – more specifically, inquiries that are accompanied by photos of coins which appear to have doubling of their designs.
Sometimes a lucky individual will have a real doubled die coin, but sometimes no.
So, what exactly is a doubled die? And, what is a die? And, why was the die doubled?
Let’s take a moment and double down on what a doubled die is (note the “d” at the end of “double”; double die coin isn’t the correct numismatic term), and talk about some of the most famous doubled die coins
