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I checked coppercoins.com in the process of trying to get info to assist the OP; no DDO for 1971d is listed there. A coin that looks a lot like this one is in Ken Potter's Pocket Change book. Edited by copper nickel daddy
03/19/2012 9:38 pm
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I know.... I checked as well I own the 71 p and the 71 s type 1 and type 2. To my knowledge this is the first one found :)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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You keep asking how much it is worth. Your main concern should be authenticity of a rare discovery. Take the coin out of its bed, get a good camera and give the forum members something to work with.
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Wait didnt see that last part. Ken potters pocket change book? What is that? And what does it say about the 71 d?
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No I'm not selling this,I'm thinking value for security reasons ie where to keep it stored. I want to make sure it stays safe after it comes back . I have never sent one in personally, I normally have a friend check it out, but if its of significant value , I am going to do things by the book.
Edited by jennifermclements
03/19/2012 9:57 pm
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Thats assuming this is an authetic find , and that it is worth quite a bit . Again I do not have a digital camera, my cannon broke on me . I am going to attempt to borrow a camera tomarrow ... Just a thought , can I post a video of it on here?
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Ken Potter, who is well-known and renowned in the error and variety coin field, lists a 1971d Doubled Die obverse on page 58 of his book, "Strike It Rich with Pocket Change." There are photos, and they look very similar to the coin that you have, but clearer photos would help a lot. CONECA, which stands for The Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America, also lists this in their Lincoln Cent variety archives as DDO-001. Edited by copper nickel daddy
03/19/2012 10:10 pm
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You can post photos for sure when you get that borrowed camera tomorrow. A video would not be necessary.
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Will do. In the mean time I will post some more crap pics to entertain ya'll  |
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I would really love to see a good pic of this. But, seriously, these pics are terrible and almost annoying to look at. Please try to take them out of the holder. If it's in a 2x2, it's easy to take out and replace it later.
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Jennifer...so far we've seen nothing to even remotely indicate a doubled die so it would be futile to guess as to it's value.
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Sorry guys. No more pics.. was unable to borrow a camera,l. I sent it in.
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Thats a bummer guess well never see it out of plastic. So I wouldnt even bother taking anymore pics.
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The coin is a spotty, low grade mint state - probably MS61RB. In that grade **IF** it is a doubled die, it's worth around $15-$20, no more. It's not a huge, Earth shattering rare discovery. I have half a dozen 1971D doubled dies that simply haven't been listed on coppercoins.com due to time constraints. I have well over a thousand undocumented cent die varieties that have not yet been documented. Most of them are worth less than $25 each. And again, JUST because there's not something listed on coppercoins does NOT mean it doesn't exist. We have over 2,700 different die varieties listed there now, and I figure by the time we are said and done with the project, there will be well over 4,000 total Lincoln Cent die varieties. Still yet, the 2,700 we have listed there is over a thousand more than you will find listed in any other source, web or book. |
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You should compile it into a book with color pictures and the info.
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Posted 03/19/2012 9:39 pm
