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DOUBLE-STRUCK [2 records]

Record 1 2007-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coining
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

Said of a coin produced by two blows of a pair of dies on a blank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Monnayage
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Se dit d'une pièce de monnaie produite par deux chocs d'une paire de coins sur un flan.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

When the old hammered coins were struck, often a first blow of the hammer would not be effective; if a second blow was given to the die the coin was liable to shift causing double lines to appear. Such a coin is said to be double-struck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Se dit d'une pièce qui présente, sur l'une ou ses deux faces, un dédoublement d'empreinte résultant soit du glissement du flan entre deux coups de marteau, soit du déplacement du coin mobile au cours de la frappe.

Spanish

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