Model binder can't handle double.MAX string representation back to double?

Model binder can't handle double.MAX string representation back to double?

Right now I have a ViewModel with a property double Maximum. On the view
side it's kept in a hidden input.
When post backing the values, the binding silently fails. I had to put a
breakpoint on this line:
if(ModelState.IsValid)
and check which ModelState property had an error. Then I found that this
double Maximum property had an error with the following message:
The parameter conversion from type 'System.String' to type 'System.Double'
failed. See the inner exception for more information.
On the view side inspecting the HTML with Firebug I can see that the
hidden input has this value:
1.79769313486232E+308
which correctly represents double.MAX constant.
I found this Scott Hanselman post from 2005 which deals with something
similar:
Why you can't Double.Parse(Double.MaxValue.ToString()) or
System.OverloadExceptions when using Double.Parse
Is there something wrong with my app config or this direct conversion from
string back to double is not supported? I think it should handle it
without errors.
Note: I tried changing the hidden input value with Firebug and did as
Scott mentions on his post: I subtracted 1 from the last digit...
1.79769313486231E+308
and did a postback again just to find the model binder handled it
correctly this time.