1989-P Doubled Die Reverse / DDR -003?

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Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 01:34 am Does anybody else think this might be a 1989-p DDR-003? The designer's initials in this coin, shown in the 2nd picture, are noticeably thicker than a normal 1989-p reverse shown in the 3rd picture. The letters of "AMERICA" are also thicker in the 2nd pic vs. the 3rd pic. Plus there seems to be a small amount of notching in the tail of letter "R" (though it looks better in-hand) in the 2nd pic. Interestingly, there also seems to be a raised line that runs behind the letters "MER" (maybe a die gouge?). I would appreciate any opinions, thanks. Edited by Sudz 05/28/2013 10:47 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 04:58 am Doesn't look like a DDR to me and the mark behind MER looks like a die gouge. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 07:16 am That's the thing that makes me think it might be though, this variety doesn't really show separation, just thickness. Here's the CC link: http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/...ie_state=mds Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 10:50 am The devices on your coin does look thicker and class 6 DD are hard to confirm. Lets wait for coop. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jay4202472000 Pillar of the Community United States 853 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 1:30 pm Check the "R". Coppercoins shows a slight split on the right leg. Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 5:59 pm I know what you mean, John1, about class 6 DD's being tough to confirm. I really didn't know much about their existence until I got Coop's DVD. It is what alerted me to this coin. BTW, there appears to be a notch or indent on the tail of the "R". Edited by Sudz 05/28/2013 6:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 6:45 pm The coin on the left is showing signs of Die Deterioration which may be causing distortion in the letters. I can't see anything on the "R" that suggests doubling.Add to this that large die gouge, who could miss a marker like that? I don't think it's a doubled die. Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 8:33 pm Excellent assessment DrDon, the expert opinions I get in this forum are very valuable to me and I appreciate them. Report this Post to the Staff
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1989-P DDR-003?