double-struck A condition that results when a coin is not ejected from the dies and is struck a second time. Such a coin is said to be double-struck. Triple-struck coins and other multiple strikings also are known.
double-struck: a coin that has been struck twice from the dies.
DPL: abbreviation for Deep Proof Like (used by NGC).
Draped Bust: design type used on many U.S. coins from 1795-1807.
Double-Struck - Said of any coin which has received two impressions from the working dies in accidentally imperfect alignment.
Note: Double-struck with second strike significantly askew from first as evidenced on obverse with the legends in field.
Intermediate Style Owl double-struck test-cut tetradrachm (16.98g, 22mm), c. 393-300 BC, Sear 2537. This official Athenian coin is distinguished by three characteristics. It was test cut on the reverse in such a way that the owl appears decapitated.
The entire legend, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, is double-struck. I consider this the gem gold dollar of the collection. I do not recall handling or having seen an equal, and certainly not a better, specimen. Of the greatest rarity.
Such a coin is said to be double-struck. Triple-struck coins and other multiple strikings also are known. Proofs are usually double-struck on purpose in order to sharpen their details; this is sometimes visible under magnification.
Multiple-struck
Also see: Double-struck
Mutilated
A coin that has been damaged to the point where it no longer can be graded.
BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU, Tyche seated left on throne with winged tritoness support, holding short scepter in right hand & cradling cornucopia in left arm, PA monogram in outer left field. SMA 91. Struck in high relief. The obverse slightly double-struck.
However, this type of error is not encountered nearly as often as off-center coins and clips, and this scarcity is reflected in higher market values: Most double-struck coins are worth between $600 and $800 apiece.
 See also: Struck, Double, Obverse, Reverse, Coin
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