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Day 14: The doubled die

Day 14: The doubled die

Until today, I didn’t know what a doubled die was. Snake eyes? No, it’s a particular term in coin minting. First, understand the process of minting. A hub is a positive, or relief (raised) image of the coin which has been impressed into a steel die during the process of creating coin dies. The original … read more Day 14: The doubled die

Posted on July 20, 2015May 15, 2019Author LisaCategories PenniesTags 1955, 1969, 2011, doubled die, error, hub, mint
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