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Pillar of the Community
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I bought this mint bag many years ago, and I've never searched through it. Maybe I'll poke through them, but what major varieties are worth looking for?   |
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Since this is an original bag, my guess is that it may be all or none of them that have the DDR, right? |
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Rest in Peace
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Nope. Just how many die pairs were used is always a mystery. I've found multiple die pairs, some with one ot thr other, matched reverse to another obverse, all depends. Gotta look one at a time. Now true, the hopper the DDR's went into may have been months/days/weeks in a different hopper, or got mixed up a bit in the rinse cycle  Edited by Crazyb0
09/10/2018 11:43 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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or a large portion will (if near the end of the die's life) or a small portion will (if near the start of the die's use). I reckon the only safe thing to do is check them all (unless the bag is dated and we can find out when the DDR die was used) |
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Pillar of the Community
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It would probably take me the rest of my life to go through that many & check for the DDR. My eyes aren't what they used to be & neither is my patience.... |
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Bedrock of the Community
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To be honest, I would sell the intact bag as unsearched (unless you have searched it, of course). The odds of finding anything notable are quite low, but the odds of someone else paying more for the opportunity to search it are much higher. 1964 is not really a year that makes you wanna examine every single coin under a microscope. 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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Odds are low for a DDR, but could be some nice MS67 or higher examples.  Edited by Tunnioc
09/11/2018 02:59 am
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It would take me one weekend to go through them,which I recommend. Look for doubled dies,high grade and any error or variety. Roll the rest and sell as BU rolls from mint bag. I would also collect the bag. John1  |
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I would also collect the bag.  , I have saved many throughout the years . they are very collectible .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know what the chances are but empty the bag and look for some coin pieces at the bottom.
That used to be a way of finding really strange errors, but today's bagging procedures may have eliminated that.
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could be some nice MS67 or higher examples That's what I would be looking for... |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd go for it, sounds like fun. Who knows what you'll find!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Could be a 09S VDB in there somewhere. I used to get those way, way back. Never found anything worth the trouble so I stopped doing that. |
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The bag contains 1964 cents,so no 09s vdb. John1 |
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