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Some smart guy ruined a $500 coin by adding a D to it. BTW, this was in a major grading service holder attributed as 1939-D Reverse of '40.  |
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So the grading service didn't even detect the added D? Hmmm
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No they didn't and they didn't notice he doubled die and while I will not note which grading service I will just say a major grading service.
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Graded prior to Monday morning coffee. Still, he created an interesting piece.
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Some smart guy ruined a $500 coin by adding a D to it. Give me that man in a room for 5 minutes. Quote:
It was NGC, I know it.
No, NGC would call it a Quarter. |
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Ok I'm feeling really ignorant here because hwta am I missing? Besides them missing the un-mistakable DDR how or why are you saying the D was added by someone? Lol I know I'm missing something stupid but what? |
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P.S. I did just wake from a 20 minute cat nap tho-too much sun today...
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Slambass, This 1939 Doubled Die Reverse is the famous 1939 listed in the Red Book forever now as a Philadelphia issue. Some idiot added a D to the coin. Took a $500 variety and tried to make it into a $90 +/- Denver Mint coin. |
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BTW, according to Brian Raines, Larry Briggs and James Wiles, this is the wrong style D for that era.
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Ah ha! So thats how they detected it-unreal! he wanted the scarcer '39 D and didnt realize he had this famous philly DDR,come on! |
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Slambass,
You hit the nail on the head. BTW, I detected it when the owner waved it under my nose in a holder laughing about Larry Briggs telling him it was a fake a year earlier. He handed it to another fellow that started laughing too (their humor directed at Larry). I looked in disbelief and started to wonder if I was losing it. I knew I had developed some "Chemo Brain" after cancer (a condition where you can get forgetful and confused) so I started to wonder: "could I really be losing it" thinking this was supposed to be a Philadelphia issue. I started to pick up a copy of my book and then said no, I know this coin too well and told them that they should stop laughing -- that Larry Briggs was right. The owner's smirk faded as the other fellow took a second look and reaffirmed that it was an added Mintmark.
Edited by koinpro
05/03/2015 9:08 pm
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Oh no! Dave! That's terrible!  Edited by koinpro
05/03/2015 9:22 pm
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Seriously, NGC is a good grading service.
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Does anyone know how the MM was attached and if so why couldn't it just be removed/conserved ?
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Posted 05/03/2015 2:01 pm
