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Well, I finally got this coin certified from PCGS. At XF40 this becomes the lowest grade of this variety at PCGS!  I found this coin last year after a friend told me about error/variety hunting. I use to collect coins when I was younger but never searched for varieties back then. So I grab my pocket change jar and a loupe and within two or three handfuls this coin appears! I didn't even know what a variety was or that 1976 D WQ had a variety or the difference between MD and a Doubled Die! I didn't even know what the CCF was! Thanks to GrapeCollects for making this a smooth process! Thanks to the CCF for helping me better understand variety and error coin hunting. https://www.PCGS.com/cert/40296271
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Congrats CoinHI Excellent variety and picture 
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Glad I could help! Certainly a very nice coin, and I'm glad everything went smoothly. The turnaround time was less than stellar, but that's unfortunately just how it is right now. Regardless, it's a scarce variety and while having a top pop coin is cool, in a sense so is having the lowball.
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Thanks Levelsofmadnes!
Yes GrapeCollects, having the lowest grade is fun to think about. Knowing this coin lived 40+ years in the wild avoiding coin roll crimpers and surviving Pac-Man, Dragons Lair, & Mortal Kombat machines without sustaining "damage" is amazing I think. Thanks again for your help.
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Fantastic coin in any grade, and an XF-40 is still pretty respectable even if it's the bottom pop.
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Got it in hand today and I am happy with the result. Took around a month total from send to receive which, for Hawaii time, Isn't too bad.  
Best Find - 1976 D WQ DDO-001 http://goccf.com/t/382777Interesting find - 1947 S over inverted S http://goccf.com/t/368005
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Glad to see it got back to you safe and sound. A month is actually pretty good right now. During non covid times 3 weeks was pretty solid so a month during it is very good!
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You're a good guy Grape!  Congrats CoinHI, it's very neat to see it in the slab!  Now, on to the next one!
ça va bien aller
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CoinHI- Do you have a close-up picture of the doubling?
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Well done and what a great gesture on Grapes part to help you with this most excellent find!
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Very awesome coin! Rare doubled die to say the least. Glad to see it's in a PCGS slab.
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Quote: CoinHI- Do you have a close-up picture of the doubling? MOS0239- Here is my original post with the some close-ups http://goccf.com/t/356041Quote: Well done and what a great gesture on Grapes part to help you with this most excellent find! Thanks Jim, & yes it was. Quote:Very awesome coin! Rare doubled die to say the least. Glad to see it's in a PCGS slab. Thanks QuarterHoarder72!
Best Find - 1976 D WQ DDO-001 http://goccf.com/t/382777Interesting find - 1947 S over inverted S http://goccf.com/t/368005
Edited by CoinHI 12/03/2020 11:01 am
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Quote:MOS0239- Here is my original post with the some close-ups http://goccf.com/t/356041 Thanks for that link! A brilliant find CoinHI!! Can't tell you how much I enjoy "finally" seeing a real "LEGITIMATE" mint error being found in the wild! A true success story!!  !! 
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Thanks again MOS0239. On my original post, Moxking commented the following Quote: You give all of us hope that finding a great coin is possible. Congratulations. I was grateful for that comment then, but after a year of searching countless bank rolls later I can say I appreciate it a little more now :)
Best Find - 1976 D WQ DDO-001 http://goccf.com/t/382777Interesting find - 1947 S over inverted S http://goccf.com/t/368005
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