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I have an 1857 $1 gold Indian princess coin. I had a dealer looking at it and he pointed out the reverse had a double 1 and word "dollars" is doubled. Is this common? Is it worth more than average? Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks  Edited by Keith72
08/26/2013 3:42 pm
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Breen's encyclopedia doesn't mention any DDR's for your coin but it's not all that complete an authority. Red Book doesn't either. Nor Cherrypicker's. Probably need a specialist reference to get a final determination. Or you have a "discovery coin". |
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What's a discovery coin. I'm also trying to upload a picture but not sure how.
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It looks like longacre doubling which dosent add any value to the coin. I've never seen it on a gold coin before that's cool
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Longacre Doubling, which is to say not a value-added feature. This coin was one of his designs, after all.
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It looks like it's part of the design. I looked at some of these on ebay and they all have a slight outline. Doubled or Re-punched letters and numbers usually appear on one distinct side, they don't surround the character. It does mean you have an exceptionally sharp coin though. Just my thoughts. |
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Edited by mackwork
08/26/2013 5:24 pm
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1) a doubleD die.
2) Longacre doubling (the designer)
3) Normal, no added value.
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Posted 08/26/2013 3:19 pm
