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Took a break from the error coins to look at some of the regular stuff I got today and needed to go through. Found this one along with a 1938-S RPM-001 among some UNC coins. Not super nice but this is a fairly tough RPM to find. For some reason it seems that all examples of this RPM have fairly extreme distortion (MD?) on them. I put arrows on the RPM as otherwise it is a bit confusing what is going on there. 1939-S/S Lincoln Wheat cent RPM-001 (northwest) - Stage B     |
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I can definitely see how someone giving it a casual glance tossing it back thinking it MD. Nice addition to the collection!
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you do find the nice ones, have to look I might have one , but bet yours is better. happy hunting  |
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Very nice RPM tropicalbats!
Errers and Varietys.
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Mine has the same md'ing problem TB.  The coin is also a DDO @ the eye  |
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These photographs are just remarkable - congrats to you both.
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Thanks all for the kind words!
And Stoneman you got me on that one. The doubling on the eye is very hard to see on this coin, so I checked the one I just pulled out when I upgraded to this one and sure enough it is quite visible on that one which is an earlier die stage. Looked it up and the coin is listed as WDDO-002, WRPM--001. So added a doubled die without even finding anything new! Thanks for the info.
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Wexler also call this a DDO: Quote:
1939-S 1¢ WRPM-001
Description: S/S Northeast
Die Markers: Obverse Stage A: The obverse is also a doubled die listed in the Wexler Doubled Die files as 1939-S 1¢ WDDO-002. An extra eyelid can be found below the normal eyelid. Lathe mark located under the back of the bust near the rim. Obverse Stage B: Stage A marker still present. E/W die crack on the head and hair below the hairline. Obverse Stage C: Stage B crack in the head still present. Obverse Stage D: Stronger die crack in the hair. Reverse Stage A: Die gouge right of center below the S in PLURIBUS. Reverse Stage B: Stage A marker still present. Three die cracks on the right wheat grains. Two die cracks on the right wheat lines. Die cracks on the upper right and left wheat grains of the left whet ear. Die cracks on the left wheat lines. Reverse Stage C: New reverse die. NW/SE die scratch between the lower area of the I and T of UNITED. NW/SE die scratch through the upper section of the first A in AMERICA. Short die scratch SW from the (centered) underside of the center bar of the E in CENT to the vertical bar. Reverse Stage D: Heavy die scratch south from the lower center of the S of PLURIBUS. Stage C scratches are weaker
Cross References: CONECA: RPM #1, Coppercoins: 1939S-1MM-001
It not a MD issue as all the examples I've seen on the sites show the same device distortions. Note sure what that is all about? |
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Posted 09/07/2019 07:34 am
