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I thought I would share some of these. I do love to search mint rolls and mint bags for Zoell varieties and other varieties, and I chase them down in gem grades. For me, it is the thrill of the hunt. This is a new one for the collection. I have a similar coin, rotated dies with a doubled 79, but this is a neat one, doubled 979 and about a 15 degree die rotation.  Another neat one, from sifting through a pile of 1965 proof-like cents. Rotated dies are less common in proof-like strikes.  This one is an upgrade for me. It is almost a MS-66 grade, in my opinion.  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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10/31/2012 9:39 pm
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This is a very underrated, and undervalued coin, in my opinion. This is the blunt 5, large beads (Type 3) cent that is quite scarce to find in 1965 proof-like sets. Counting this one, only 80 have been certified by ICCS to date (compare that to 155 1954 NSF proof-like cents certified by ICCS). Yet, you can pick up one of these for a fraction of the price of a 1954 NSF. This is a top 4 coin, only three others share this grade. I found it in the same pile of 1965 proof-like cents, that I found the rotated dies example shown earlier in this thread.  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Lastly, the coins that started me down the road to small cent varieties... doubled dates. These are by far the most well known in the Zoell catalogues, the 1962 and 1979 being the most common. These examples were not documented by Zoell, they were found simply by being observant, and a whole lot of patience. This is the best example of a mint state 1945 doubled 19 I have found. So, I lost patience and decided to certify it, because I doubt I'll see a better one soon.  This one is quite unusual. I have a business strike of the same date, MS-64 Red, also doubled 959. Seeing Machine Doubling damage is quite rare on proof-like strikes, 1976 is probably the easiest one to find. This is only the second proof-like example I have found for 1959. Gem grade.  Lastly, this one was an ebay purchase. I have looked at 20+ rolls of mint state 1973 coins, and I never found one. I knew it existed, because I had a circulated example. A seller in Quebec listed two of these, and I bought them both, certifying the best one. More must exist, but it is not a common date that is checked for date doubling.  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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How much rotation has to be present for ICCS to acknowledge it?
When do they state the actual degree rotation?
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Nice coins SPP, you must have a LOT of plastic sleeves hanging around your house...  |
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All very cool! Did the 64 come from your mint bag?
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Posted 10/31/2012 9:46 pm
