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Valued Member
United States
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If this isn't an actual DDO then I quit because I will never be able to tell the difference. I think it is though because it isn't flat like the Machine or Strike Doubling. Please let me know your thoughts. Also lucky me a dang CRH marked the back of the coin with a black marker. I CRH and have never marked a coin so it is a bit annoying.     |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1427 Posts |
Yes that certainly is! Congrats man, that is the 1974D DDO FS-101. In your condition, about 20 dollars. |
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Valued Member
 United States
155 Posts |
Thanks man that is my first ever DD found. All the other ones in the beginning when I started this coin journey were always MD but I think I am getting the hang of it finally. Hey I will take $20 for 50 cents any day. Thanks for looking and commenting man!
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice DDO. If it is black marker on the reverse,it should come right off with 100% pure acetone. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5887 Posts |
Nice DDO! A great find. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Moderator
United States
34426 Posts |
You did it @hail! Well done.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Surprised that such a nice doubled die doesn't command more of a premium. If this were on a quarter with doubling this severe it would probably be a $500 coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
It is fairly common. Meaning that it was not spotted and made a full run. It is probably the best coin to get for a new collector to understand doubled dies better. IMOHO
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Valued Member
United States
155 Posts |
Quote:Nice DDO. If it is black marker on the reverse,it should come right off with 100% pure acetone. Thanks John that is the first time you have been able to tell me it was something other than post mint damage  It looks like just a dab of regular black marker I will try Acetone thanks again. |
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Valued Member
United States
155 Posts |
Thanks guys it was a proud moment for me when I realized it was an actual DDO. I was already hooked on the coin hobby anyway but this was something I needed to find to just prove that I could and help me see the difference between MD and an actual DD. Thanks again for all your help hope to post many more finds on this wonderful site full of helpful people. Thanks Chris |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3237 Posts |
Interesting, Coop. How carefully/often do they check the coins being produced by a die? It shocks me sometimes that certain fairly minor DDs will be extremely rare (indicating they were pulled early), while others with extremely severe doubling like the 1995 LMC DDO-001 can be so common. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Take for instance die polishing, we see that they have the normal areas that they concentrate on. But sometimes a clash mark is in a different area. So with this die they probably checked the area where they always check. (Probably "In God") but missed TRUST. So they missed it, and the die made a full run. We check all coins, they probably checked just one and missed this one. They make a lot of dies, and the percentage is probably very low for them spot these. So they may have been in a hurry with this die.
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Pillar of the Community
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I dont see it. *** Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
663 Posts |
 good find! |
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United States
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