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Pillar of the Community
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Purely hypothetically speaking, of course... If I wanted to add a doubled die to my collection, just as an example of the error, what would you recommend?
Here are the criteria:
* Denomination, metal, year, design, whether obverse/reverse etc. are all irrelevant.
* Larger spread is preferable, ideally visible to some degree with the naked eye.
* Budget on the order of $200, maybe more for eye appeal.
* At least XF condition so the design is appreciable and the doubling is clear.
A 1955 cent I would fall in love with is almost certainly way out of my price range. The 1972 and 1995 cents are the only other examples that come immediately to mind, especially with the "visible" criteria. Where else would one look?
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New Member
United States
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You might look into a 1983 Double Die Reverse ( DDR) Lincoln Cent. Due to offset hub doubling, the reverse was shifted vertically -- not rotated around an axis like the famous 1955 DDO. And the doubling is perhaps the strongest of all DDR Lincoln cents. So pretty much all the lettering on the reverse is doubled and visible to the naked eye. Best of all is that, with some patience, you may pick up a nice MS63RD example for about $200, well below the price of a 1972 DDO. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I'm all in for a 1946 Walking Liberty half DDR. It is a wonderful coin to begin with and the doubling is completely naked-eye visible. Here is a graded XF example for well under $200: 223063719987You could likely get a raw MS example for around $200. Honorable mentions include the 1995 LMC DDO and 1945-P War Nickel DDR. They are both naked-eye visible and obtainable in the price range. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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The 188-O "Hot Lips" Morgan is a spectacular double which is common enough to find in a slab for <$200 although that would be a well-circulated example.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you for the suggestions. I had forgotten about the 1946 Walker -- I think that came up in a very general search I did a few months ago, that is a clear example.
Cents are likely more affordable in the higher grade but there's a compromise between the degree of spread and the size of the coin itself. Decisions, decisions...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Unfortunately most Doubled Die coins are to popular for any decent prices. That 1983 Lincoln Cent reverse Doubled isn't really to cheap either. I suggest just blowing a bit more cash and getting a 72 Lincoln Cent. There are several different ones and some cheaper than others. |
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Maybe outside the price range but the 1873 Quad Stripes Seated Liberty Half is really awesome and a sleeper among double dies. It's considered the most spectacular of the double die Seated halves. From a rarity perspective it's probably more scarce than many of the more famous double dies but doesn't get the attention. Edited by chesterb
07/21/2018 12:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks to all for the feedback. It's probably no surprise that my criteria list was a lot to ask for, especially in that price range. So I looked outside the box and found a piece that arrived today and which I'm quite happy with: 1925 Colombia Gold 5 Pesos Restrepo-455.4b DDR PCGS MS-64 * Larger spread is preferable, ideally visible to some degree with the naked eye. It's not visible to the naked eye -- it would have to be as dramatic as the 1955 cent for that to be the case. But the spread is clear with a loupe (that's what it's for). * Budget on the order of $200, maybe more for eye appeal. This piece cost just over $400. With metal content just under $300, my net cost for numismatic value is about $125. I can live with that. * At least XF condition so the design is appreciable and the doubling is clear. This is MS64, so big win there. There is some toning but it's pretty minor (shading more than spotting). The images below are from PCGS (including the close-up which I cropped to show the widest spread), which shows a population for this variety of 1. So it's a unique piece at that (as far as PCGS is concerned, for now).   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow, that's a curveball, but an excellent selection!  Having the PM content is a plus, for sure, over any of my suggestions. You can't go wrong with that one.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
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Definitely thinking outside the box, but great example!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice and fits most of your requirements.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Surprised no one recommended the 1995 DDO cent, very nice spread, easily visible by the naked eye, and WELL withing the price range. |
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United States
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The time to get in on the 1955 Doubled Die was 2005 when I got mine. Paid $575 for the XF/AU example which is my avatar. Now it's worth about three times that. Would love to get a 1972 Doubled Die... but right now, next coin in line for me is a low grade '16-D Merc. to finish off that set... The 1995 DDO is inexpensive, though it hasn't changed much in value over the years. It seems to be much more common than the other well-known Doubled Die errors. The 1983 DDR is the one which likely fits best into your price range. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:Surprised no one recommended the 1995 DDO cent... In fairness to the other repliers, I did mention it in the OP and asked "where else" to look. I might have deflected this option at the onset. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Missed that in the OP. Another good place to look would be 1868 Shield nickels. There are a LOT of obv doubled dies that year, many of them obvious and still fairly easy to cherrypick unrecognized for just the cost of the normal coin. In fact there are a lot of doubled dies in many dates of the pre 1877 Shield nickels. |
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Posted 07/19/2018 01:38 am
