How Do I Grade Light, Medium, Heavy, Hit And Miss Doubled Die Obverse / DDO Pennies.

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Lack of faith New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 01/16/2020 09:32 am They say every year has DDO pennies but some are heavy, light, medium and spotty. I would like to know how to grade these pennies so I would know what`s worthy for PCGS grading. What say you? Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6617 Posts	Posted 01/16/2020 09:39 am Post some photos Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/16/2020 10:08 am to CCF. Please clarify your question,thanks. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 01/16/2020 10:33 am Chance of finding a newer dated DDO or DDR is very slim today. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189763 Posts	Posted 01/16/2020 11:52 am to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. 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
Oijogja Pillar of the Community United States 715 Posts	Posted 01/16/2020 1:31 pm Hi LoF, is your question about how to categorize something as "strong" extra thickness vs "moderate" vs "light" or similar ambiguous descriptions? I sort of have the same question myself. From what I've been able to gather there are somewhat blurry boundaries between these categories and they don't correlate to exact measurable variances (although I could be wrong and just haven't come across that info yet). If you're asking about grading, that has to do with how much damage the coin has or has not taken regardless of the visual appearance of the variety on the coin. The grading forum may be a good place to post some photos if you want some opinions on the grade of a coin you have. http://goccf.com/f/25. If you're trying to identify if you have an error or variety, post photos here in this forum. Hope that helps for now and please feel free to ask more questions. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 01/16/2020 4:16 pm Values are a factor of more than just severity of the doubling. There's also scarcity, demand, and condition. Some doubling can be worth more if it's on a denomination or year that's particularly collectible (e.g. 1976 D bicentennial quarter). Not every year has known doubled die varieties. I would post here before getting anything sent off for grading to confirm that what you have is in fact a doubled die error and not Machine Doubling or Die Deterioration Doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/16/2020 5:50 pm First thing to consider is value after they are graded. The high grade coins have a nice value to them, but some grades even as high as PR-69 would not be worth grading. So best to look to see what the value would be first before sending them in. PCGS shows the grades/values on the coinfacts section on there site. They don't show the cost of grading though. But if you figure they will cost about $50 to have graded, then compare examples to see if they would be worth submissions or not, that will be the first step. https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts This is there home page. 1. To use this select the coins you want to know about. 2. Select the year/mint/denomination and open to see how they look at certain grades. 3. 1981-S Type one, click on link and open: https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin...1-dcam/93467 4. See tag: Quote: PCGS PR70DCAM View More Images click on more images: 5. Note the first coin PR-70 Dcam Quote: CERT # 82655753 Click on that line: 6. That opens this page showing image/grade/their values https://www.PCGS.com/cert/82655753 Quote: PCGS Price GuideSM Value $3,400 So a coin like that would be worth grading. But click on lower images as the grade goes down and watch the values drop? https://www.PCGS.com/cert/07885394 PR-69 D-cam Just one grade lower: $15. To have it graded could cost as much as $50. To get back $15 would not be worth having it graded. So the expression, "Look before you leap" (Or as I say it, "Look for the cactus first") then you will save your self a lot of grief. No use having a coin graded that will cost more than it is worth. Most collectors will not pay anything extra for a graded coin. So why do that? Report this Post to the Staff
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How Do I Grade Light, Medium, Heavy, Hit And Miss DDO Pennies.