What's An Inexpensive Doubled Die?

That 95 DDO is nice and not overpriced. On the lower end, I just got a couple of the 2015 WDDO-006 in UNC for under $10 each. As recent DDOs go, it's fairly dramatic and interesting--strong doubling in the date, IGWT, and Liberty.

Of course, the Big Boys are out of my purchasing realm.

Again, not just cents, but what can I get in a legit slab in MS-whatever for under $100?

Thanks for the input. I didn't know about the 2015 but hey, that's why I asked to begin with!

Thanks.

Edit: Most preferably doubling that can be seen with the naked eye.

Stephen,

I am sure you know that a doubled die is not an error,so you can't add it to your error collection. Here is a good place for slabbed ones,just stick to the top three TPG's though. http://cheapslabs.com/cart/index.ph...ct_list&c=19
John1

It's still pretty hard to beat the 1995 DDO for price right now. I bought this one a couple weeks ago from a dealer for $25.

A 1974-D Half is a good doubled die and is realtively inexpensive - like 12.00 on ebay.

PM me if interested, I have a few extras O got from stashing them while roll hunting a few years.

That is not known to me. To me, hub doubling like that is not what the mint intended to produce, so it is an error. It is not related to normal wear of dies that produce Die Deterioration Doubling or Machine Doubling caused by fault of the machinery.

The "doubled die" should never have been used to strike coins if the Mint had sufficient quality control checks. But, they didn't and that is their mistake - a Mint error.

Quoting the CCF Glossary for Double(d) Die: "The coins struck from such dies are called doubled-die errors."

It is mint-made and is not what was intended. How is that not an error?

I avoided answering this for a little while and am open to explanations for sure. I'm trying to learn more, always, and sort out the "controversies" I see.

I don't mean to be too forthcoming, but doubled dies are either a Mint error or not.

I know that coop and others have quite a bit more experience than I but, there is not a current scenario in which a Doubled Die is not an error on the Mint's part.

Edit: I'm not speaking of varieties that were intentionally made (design changes) but, only coins that were struck with the wrong die at the wrong time.

According to widely accepted hobby conventions, any doubled die is considered a "die variety". In its narrowest interpretation, die varieties include most mishaps that occur during preparation of the working die. So this includes doubled dies, repunched mintmarks, repunched dates, overdates, overmintmarks, chipped hubs, chipped punches, etc. In its widest interpretation (one which I don't share), die varieties include any die defect, including Cuds, die damage, die abrasion, collar breaks, etc.

There are lots of gray areas and points of disagreemnt, of course. For a list of die varieties, mint errors, and other categories, see this comprehensive checklist:

http://www.error-ref.com/error_and_..._check_list/