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Hey guys, I'm almost certain this is one of the minor DDR varieties for 1984, however, I'm having a hard time attributing it. I see split serifs on the tail of the R as well as extra thickness on the bridge of the final A in AMERICA, and extra thickness on the arms of the E in UNITED. Looks to me like a possible WDDR-001, but not 100% sure. Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks!    For reference, here's the E in UNITED on another 1984-P LMC:  Edited by SamCoin
06/01/2020 8:25 pm
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Are you able to locate the die markers?
Errers and Varietys.
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Thanks E&V - I'm having a hard time finding any. Most are pretty minor and (as coop has told me several times) these things tend to move and change with die state, so not really sure what the best way to ID it is. May just throw it in a 2x2 with " DDR" and a description on the flip. |
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IMHO,not 005 or 001 and leaning towards not a DDR. John1  |
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Can you explain why you think that, John? The tail of the R is very visibly split and the bridge of the A is noticeably thicker than on a regular cent of that year. Coin in question:  Another 1984 cent:  Coin in question:  Another 1984 cent:  |
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SamCoin, I can see the splits and extra thickness, so it's a DDR. I don't know what John's seeing. Errers and Varietys.
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I was looking at PCGS to see if they had and example listed. When I started looking at the of the examples posted there, it seems like most of them showed the same affected areas as the doubled dies listed on normal coins. So it maybe a master hub/die issue. So if you have the a BU example on hand, check to see if this is true for your coins. It seemed to be too common on the ones submitted on PCGS to be a die issue? Going to check into this some more though.
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Interesting, Coop! I was wondering if it could be hub doubling - seems too scarce in my experience to be a master die, but definitely does seem like there are an awful lot of very similar listings with these same features on Wexler's site.
And thanks, E&V, glad to know I'm not going crazy lol
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06/02/2020 11:36 am
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 I just looked through PCGS CoinFacts for 1984 1c (Which is what I assume Coop did) and I don't see any with clear doubling on AMERICA. Many have multiple lighting sources in the photo, creating glare and shadows on the letters, but no doubling that's really there. I have probably looked at thousands of 1984 cents by now and I've only found 1 or 2 of these DDRs. I highly doubt there's a doubled master hub or die. |
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As you all know I am no pro like coop. I would think if a DDR there would be more the one or two letters doubled,but as I said,no pro. John1 |
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I am with John, I am not seeing it. But I am getting old and my eyes are going bad To me the Notch in the R looks like Damage a hit of some kind due to it being on the inside leg of the R also If anything a VERY MINOR Doubling and something I would not keep.  Edited by Daves Errors
06/02/2020 12:43 pm
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doubled dies can occur on only parts of a coin, John. I believe class I doubled dies have to effect all the devices by nature of the hubbing process, but there are many other classes of doubling that can easily be localized. If you look at Wexler's site, you'll see that there are numerous examples of doubled dies with this same basic profile for 1984.
@DavesErrors I keep minor varieties.
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06/02/2020 12:48 pm
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If you have another look at Wexlers site for the 1984 DDR you will see most of the ones he has listed have the thickening of the letters and caricaturist of other markers making it a DDR and yours dose not. You can always send it in and see what it comes back as. Also your seeing thickness on the A DUE to the LEFT side of the A being thinner making the RIGHT side look thicker. Edited by Daves Errors
06/02/2020 1:11 pm
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Sam would you mind adding some arrows to point out the split serifs and such? I'm having a hard time seeing it, but that's only because I'm rather inexperienced when it comes to minor DDRs, relating to anything besides the columns and Lincoln sitting in his chair.
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Well the three sites call it is light. I prepared images of one that I thought was a DDR. Then I got an image of a normal coin, and they both looked the same. Guess I'm going to have to do more research on this one with the sites images with SBS views of a normal coin. |
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