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I found this one in the last 3 weeks of looking through some junk silver. The DDO 1936 quarter pictured in Cherrypicker's Guide. This might still have some significant value over bullion even in G or VG, since book value is $300 even in EF. Even with heavy wear, notching still visible on I, N, T, R, etc. Image:  1936_DDO.jpg80.09 KB Image: 1936DDO.jpg97.74 KB Next, some strange looking MM's. Machine Doubling? I think so on one at least. On the other, if Machine Doubling, it sure moved a lot of metal. What are your opinions on these? (1964 D Washingtons) Image: machdbldquart.jpg47.59 KB Image: 64DMM.jpg51.64 KB Thanks |
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Very cool find. Did you notice it at the shop or when you got it home?
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Well, actually, this junk silver came from a relative who wanted me to sell her silver for her that she had accumulated for many years. Part of my payment for doing this was to be able to go through and look for as much stuff as I had time for. Along with some other things, this was one of the finds.
Junk silver is fun to look through. I've found if you have enough of it, you're likely to find something. The down side is, that most finds will be circulated, of course.
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Fantastic find on the 1936!  I'm going Machine Doubling on the other. I've gone thru several hundred 1964-D coins in my hunt for a Type C and have seen that amount of doubling quite often. |
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That looks to me like an RPM. I don't see any doubling on the rest of the reverse in your picture. If it was Machine Doubling the entire coin would be doubled. Nice DD by the way! |
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Actually, I recently read that Machine Doubling can occur on just the MM. Has to do with the fact that the mintmark can be in higher relief that the rest of the coin in some cases. Wish it weren't so! On the second example, I'm still not so sure. Both images look to be raised and rounded. But, could still be Machine Doubling I guess. Thanks all for the input. |
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Great find on the 36 DDO! Sweet coin! It stands out so well even on a worn specimen. The others are not RPMs. You have to look athe mintmark and understand the proper shape of the mintmarks used. If you look closely, you would notice that the metal has simply been moved around. On the first D, the metal was scraped upwards from the bottom of the MM toward the North. That gives you that appearance of doubling under the MM. On the second one, the metal was scraped to the north and east in one motion. That gives it the appearance of one mintmark over another. It is really metal that has been pushed up onto the upper right part of the D. Thanks, Bill Edited by foundinrolls
10/23/2007 3:20 pm
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Thanks Vaslin and Foundinrolls!
As I looked more at the second MM example, I began to see that the north and east side of it exactly coincided with the "doubled" smaller image on top. That would be a monumental coincidence if it were a true RPM. It's all from the same filled punch.
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Posted 10/21/2007 11:11 pm
