doubled-die

adjective

dou·​bled-die ¦də-bəld-¦dī 

of a coin

: having doubled design elements

Only 34 of the 1969-S doubled-die coins are believed to exist …

—Marc Benjamin, Fresno Bee, 1 May 2002

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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