Posted 10/17/2013 7:55 pm
Looking at the top portion of the 2, it looks interesting, but I cannot tell if it was due to Machine Doubling or an actual DDO. I would imagine that if it was a DDO, like most of the 1972 DDO's, there would be more doubling on the other devices like LIBERTY or In God We Trust.
Machine Doubling looks like a mini-payloader goes to the side of the coin in question ( a number or letter) and takes a scoop out of it. The affected area can look like it was cut with a knife and sometimes can be overly shiny. Typically - not always, if Machine Doubling exists on a coin, it sort of nulls the chances of finding a DDO on it as well.
I can't tell from these pics if that is the case or not. All of the 1972 Type 3 DDO's I have found (over 40 of them) all have the classic fatty looking date on all four numbers. I am sure Coop and a few other resident experts will chime in as well.
I suggest going to http://www.coppercoins.com and do a "die variety search", put in 1972 as the top date, click San Fran box and hit go. It may list variety there.
Machine Doubling looks like a mini-payloader goes to the side of the coin in question ( a number or letter) and takes a scoop out of it. The affected area can look like it was cut with a knife and sometimes can be overly shiny. Typically - not always, if Machine Doubling exists on a coin, it sort of nulls the chances of finding a DDO on it as well.
I can't tell from these pics if that is the case or not. All of the 1972 Type 3 DDO's I have found (over 40 of them) all have the classic fatty looking date on all four numbers. I am sure Coop and a few other resident experts will chime in as well.
I suggest going to http://www.coppercoins.com and do a "die variety search", put in 1972 as the top date, click San Fran box and hit go. It may list variety there.
Edited by Collector-Corner
10/17/2013 7:59 pm
10/17/2013 7:59 pm
