1973 S Eisenhower Dollar(S) Proof - Tripled Dies - No Clue How To Attribute

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 09/09/2019 11:29 pm Doubled die, tripled die, or master die. I have no idea and am finding no reasonable resource online to work out these two proof Ike's. Both are 1973-S and both show tripling. These are way too hard to photograph for me to go around the whole coin showing all the doubling and whatnot. Just really asking if and how one goes about getting attributes on such things. Thanks! First one is really quite strongly doubled with some tripling showing. Second one has nice tripling and doubling elsewhere. Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74533 Posts	Posted 09/10/2019 01:48 am You should email James Wiles these pictures and see what he thinks. Nice Tripled Die Reverse! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/10/2019 05:41 am Nice finds again TB. Proofs are struck at least twice,so is it possible it is a doubled die and MD at the same time? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5780 Posts	Posted 09/10/2019 06:29 am Definitely a nice example and all I could find for Ikes on VV was a single example. http://varietyvista.com/13%20Eisenh...201973-S.htm . Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 09/10/2019 10:53 am Very nice example. Good eyes to find that beauty. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
James Hicks Valued Member 179 Posts	Posted 09/10/2019 11:19 am Very nice! First time I have seen a triple die Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/10/2019 11:29 am Wexler has none listed for 1973-S OBV or REV. Variety Vista shows listings, but the only one with images is die 4: http://www.varietyvista.com/13%20Ei...3SDDR004.htm So there maybe an issue with the dies that year? What? I don't know. Report this Post to the Staff
Cross-eyed Pillar of the Community United States 849 Posts	Posted 09/10/2019 11:24 pm This is what John wrote after sending Him a couple of BS silvers.I don't know if it would apply to proofs though. "I have processed the coins that you submitted for attribution in a package postmarked April 16, 2016. The doubling that you see on the obverse of the two 1973-S Eisenhower dollars is the result of a doubled master die. At the beginning of a given year a master die is produced with the coin's design for that year. Hundreds of working hubs are then produced from the master die. The working hub is then used to produce hundreds of working dies. The working dies are then used in the coining presses to strike the coins. If there is doubling on the master die, then all working hubs produced from the doubled master die will have the same doubling. In turn, all working dies produced by each of those doubled working hubs will also all have the same doubling. In such cases all of the coins produced that year will show the same doubling with some minor differences due to hub and die wear. You can access more information on doubled master dies on my website http://www.doubleddie.com by clicking on Doubled Dies in the left column menu and then scrolling down until you find the link for Doubled Master Dies. The doubling on the reverse is even worse as it traces back to a doubled master hub. The master hub was created for use over a period of several years. Each year the master hub would be used to create a master die for that year. If the doubling can be traced back to the master hub, that doubling will be found over a period of several years. In this case the doubling that you see on the reverse of your 1973-S Ike dollars can be found on all 1973, 1974, 1977, and 1978 Ike dollars making it way too common to have any value. I hope that this information helps. Good luck with all of your collecting efforts. Sincerely, John A. Wexler" Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188990 Posts	Posted 09/11/2019 12:12 pm Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/11/2019 12:46 pm I created an image with this information for those wanting to keep this information for your educational files: Report this Post to the Staff
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