1971 25c DDR FS-801 Msd

Not FS-801. There is lots of enlargement on the devices on FS-801. Keep hunting!

-CH27

thanks to all - too good to be true - probably is. I appreciate the guidance.

Just want to clarify because your use of the word "qualify" suggests a possible misunderstanding of what a doubled die actually is. A coin doesn't "qualify" as a doubled die by exhibiting sufficient doubling, and, in many cases, the doubling in question can be almost imperceptibly small. A doubled die is caused when the die that strikes the coins has the image of the coin impressed slightly off-alignment with the first impression, causing every coin struck from it to exhibit the exact same doubling. This is different from Machine Doubling, which is caused when a properly created die (or possibly a doubled die) strikes the planchet and moves a bit, causing it to pinch and flatten some of the features of the coin. Unlike a doubled die, every machine doubled coin will have unique doubling that can be more or less severe based on how much the coin was able to move during the strike. Generally, Machine Doubling is not considered to add value to a coin in all but the most extreme cases, and even then, not any significant premium.