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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Home for just four days, the only break over the summer from otherwise 7 days a week of work. Not much time for looking at coins while working, but I do buy up what I can find at dealers along the way. Picked up a box of BU memorial rolls among some other things and last night asked myself which one roll is most likely to have something good in it. I chose the 1972-P. Well there was exactly one interesting coin in there. I find this die to be the toughest of all the doubled dies for this year to actually see. The coin in the photos is a Wexler stage-A, an early die stage that neither CONECA nor Coppercoins show an example of. So a pretty rare die stage on a pretty rare coin, but it's just so soft even in this die stage that one wonders why it made it into the CherryPickers' Guide. 1972 Lincoln Memorial cent doubled die - DDO-005, FS-105    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice one! How are things in the bat cave?
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Moderator
 United States
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Yes welcome back for a few days @tb. This one is pretty subtle, but I do see that whisper of doubling especially on I and N.
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United States
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So! The Bat man is back for a few days! Glad to see ya! And I see you brought us some eye candy too.
Nice DDO- I think I can see it best on the N from 'IN' in IGWT. very nice.
Stay safe in your 'bat cave'.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Things in the bat cave are cooking along with the first project done and a number of rare bats tracked to their roosts. The second project still has three weeks to go and catching very few bats and nothing rare. Most of the cave bats all died off from White Nose Syndrome about 15 years ago so now just few left and important that we do find where they are. They are just gone completely from where I currently am and after a week of netting have only caught two different species of common bats. It's quite sad. But long hours and no days off so while I am still buying coins along the way just little time to actually look at them. I think I'm up to something like 25,000 so far and likely will pick up another 10,000 from a dealer on my drive back out there. So lots to look at this winter!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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congratulations on a nice looking coin too  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The '9' on the Doubled Dies give them away as being a doubled die:  Look at these images and you will see what I mean. (note the arrows) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice find! A rare die and really not seen often given how tough it Is to spot. Glad to see you back for a little bit and sounds like you've been having an eventful time!
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Thanks for the update on your most interesting career!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6116 Posts |
Thanks for all the kind words! Nice to get some things done around here for a change but just so little time. Was pretty happy to find this coin since have been able to look at almost nothing.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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So while you're in the Bat cave, you have lots of coins to over winter with and look foreword to sorting through. Always nice to get an update from you Bats, and congrats on finding this rare coin!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Another one nice BAT. You are like me, I come for less then you, just 2 days and I fill is strange to be home. Enjoy your summer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2736 Posts |
Good eye, nice find!
"Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCLStruck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burrFloating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 |
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United States
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Nice one, glad you had some (brief) time to find it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5784 Posts |
Great find. Always nice to see your finds TB.
Welcome back and enjoy your recharge.
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