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Pillar of the Community
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i am posing this thread - simply as a discussion point. my basic question is - why is there such little interest in the Memorial cent DDR - columns. i joind this fourm near the end of 2008 - after having been collection coins for 40+ years. I have been aware of the major varieties, pretty much all along. after find this fourm and learning a LOT, about a lot of interesting things to search for,including some of the less known varieties, I find most of the searching to be enjoyable and somewhat rewarding. like almost everyone here I have found quite a few RPM's, a couple of the "72" DDO's. and many of the column DDR's. i find them to be somewhat available - and a great deal more interesting - than most - or all of the new "shield" doubled dies. may of those are so obscure, and minor - that I can't eve bring myself to search for them. by compareison - some of the column DDR's are fairly fasinating, and fun to find. all in all, on this site - and others - therer seems to be a nearly comlpete - disinterest - in them, and/or posting them and discussing them. i am just wondering why. I'm sure there is no definitive answer - but if find them interesting and fun. |
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I have wondered the same thing. I have a little over 1,000 what I call "bar on columns". Most are on column 7. I also have a lot of the "extra" body parts.I think there is little interest because there isn't much value to them,most book at +/- $3. They were easy to find,hence 1,000+ in my collection. I find very few nowadays. And the same can be said about the "wavy steps". I have posted a few in the past with little interest from the members so now I only post them if they are exceptional in some way. John1  |
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dbrablec, wow you seem very upset. You have been around longer than me.
Not sure how to answer but , the old money value?
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Pillar of the Community
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I like to find these. For me it breaks the monotony when I have a long dry run of coins. I found a really nice one last month and was going to post it but I had a difficult time taking good photos. I retried the photo taking this evening and will post it after I tweak the images.
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I will do nothing to the images.
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dbrablec, my guess is they are so common with little value, that many people are disinterested. They are probably one step above a M.A.D. with full devices. For some, myself included, monetary value is not the only force in play. My avatar is only a Greaser, but I like it a lot. I suspect the interest goes up on the doubled columns when two are found in the last three bays. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I think because there are so many. Just like on the Bicentennial Lincolns where is fingers are doubled. There are probably 100 different ones. I have rolls of doubled memorial columns. Now I only keep the more severe ones or ones that have doubling on both sides of Lincoln. I don't have any Double Ears...1995's etc. Supply and Demand. If something is scarce it incites more interest.
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow. I am not at all upset. Just making an observation, and pondering - why...
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dbrablec, hey CCF member good one.  |
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I'm somewhat new to error and love finding new things. I've never heard of these errors other than the known 1994 DDR's and others like that. is there a link or something someone can direct me to so I know exactly what you guys are talking about? thanks! |
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The doubled die reverses - referred to here are varieties, not errors. Coppercoins.com is one good reference resource.
I know of others, but I am not at my base computer c
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Pillar of the Community
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The single squeeze hubbing era (which may have started as early as 1982) was supposed to be the death knell for die doubling. Since the official start (1996) of all denominational dies being made from the single squeeze hubbing system , we have now had more doubled dies produced by this method in the last twenty + years, than the previous(multiple hubbed dies)200 years.
We must factor in that a a single working die that has been doubled, will produce more coins than dies made 20 to 30 years ago.
While there are some of us who enjoy finding the unusual, even though it may not be worth that much, the majority of collectors seem to think that if it isn't worth something much more than coin's value, then it is not worth collecting.
I also believe that this applies to "trail dies (wavy steps)" as well. And you are right, the modern doubled dies and the trail dies seem to be disappearing from roll searching.
Could it be that they are being saved for the future when they do (if they ever do) become popular?
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07/02/2015 2:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm wondering what the Laser dies will give us to look for on them when they start doing that? (no word on this yet from the mint, but just my speculation) They do etch the proof dies with a laser to frost them.   |
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