1916 DDO Buffalo Nickel Yes Or No

Last one maybe it will aid in seeing it maybe not

I'm pausing a bit here. On a heavily damaged specimen, the doubling on the second and third feathers largely disappears into the yeccch. The top curl of the "6" contains a spur pretty close to where the upper curl of the underlying "6" would be on the DDO. There is something inside the loop of the "9" but it isn't certain that it is raised. The right ribbon has something where the doubling would be, but it looks more like corrosion in the gap. The 1916 DDO also includes doubling on the lips and the chin. This coin has doubling somewhat close to what the DDO would have, but not exactly. The rest of the markers for the DDO just aren't identifiable.

My strong hunch is that this is just Machine Doubling on a really corroded coin. But I'd hate to make a call based on these photos.

That said, my personal specimen sold along with the rest of my collection and inventory when I retired earlier this year. It was a VG Details (ED) coin with the usual reddish corrosion, but was still clearly identifiable as the DDO. This coin is definitely rougher, and probably not verifiable, even though it isn't far off on the underlying grade.

One fairly inexpensive option for a second opinion is Variety Slabbing Service. They primarily do VAMs, but they also do the Cherrypicker Guide coins, including the 1916 DDO. I would definitely call them first on this one.

@SpenserJ72: do not go frustrated. When you enter in this hobby be prepared to have many kind of responses of the personal opinions. You will learn a lot and also to discern what it is for you. Fort, take the time to explain about what you look for. It is correct, and has all the credits on this.

For you to understand more today it is the the errors or varieties and how to be detected on very circulated coins who are under 10%. I do not do Buffalos because hard to find good examples. Very circulated coins, and many varieties and errors also (I never studies deep those coins). I do the quarters and halves, I answer to questions only when I can see the coin at least AU50. Under this is hard to see and pronounce because the circulation put the finger-print.

Any-way, welcome to the circle and I wish you the best discoveries as much it is possible.

SpenserJ: I agree with you on the information's. Some are pointed, correct: and majority are annoying, with no logics. I prepare an book for RDV's on quarters and today I spend all day to read all kind of suppositions with no context. I do 'it because I am at the end, and I want to know what in news. Conclusion: one day spend like the song: Blowing in the wind.

My opinion is that this is not the doubled die. I would not send it in to be authenticated unless you want that second opinion from a TPG.


-CH27

Here is a photo that I found on the web ( I was not allowed to post a link to it here) of a dateless 1916 DDO buffalo. Hopefully this will illustrate what I was talking about(the thickening of the hair ties and how that makes them appear closer together)in my previous unintelligible rambling post.


Also note the doubling on the lower two feathers as other rambling posts have pointed out.

I left this thread alone coop but if there was ever a time for you to do one of your side by side photos, to put this to rest....