Part II of the DDO-001 set
1940 - ANACS AU50
One of the least strong
DDO varieties in the entire series. Pretty much can't even see it in the VarietyVista images. But it has a concentric ring in the field between the rim and TRUST, which I used as a marker to eventually find one. Coins like this one have been the toughest, as they are hard to see, no one is hunting for them anyway, and carry no real premium so none come up for sale. Just had to hunt them down over time.
1940-D - ANACS MS65RB
A relatively mild class VI
DDO, this one is only easy to spot since it is the only class VI obverse die for the year. Otherwise it is pretty unremarkable.
1940-S - NGC MS67RD, PCGS MS66RD
Another very mild class VI
DDO with an easy to spot die marker. This die comes with RPM-001, and can be found in MS grades every once in a while.
1941 (FS-101) - PCGS MS64RB (PCGS plate coin), 62BN (PCGS plate coin)
Really nice
DDO and popular with all collectors. Tough to find as it has been known for many years and most have been picked out, but every once in a while another one turns up.
1941-D - ANACS MS65RB
Really light spread on the motto. Easiest to spot on the right leg of the R of TRUST if coin is high enough grade to even see it. Probably not rare as wasn't hard to find when I went hunting for it, but almost have to have the coin in hand to see it.
1941-S - ANACS VF35
This die is on the "large S" obverse, which is the less common mint mark variety. But even so, I have looked at hundreds of such coins and this is the only example of this die I have found. Seems rare, since the mint mark position is somewhat unique and should be pretty easy to spot even if images not great.
1942 - ANACS VF30-Corroded
Super rare die. Very nice doubling across the motto can be seen fairly well even on this VF coin, but after looking at thousands of coins from this date this remains the only one I have ever seen.
1942-D - PCGS MS66RD
A fairly strong "bar under L" variety, this one can be confused with
Die Deterioration Doubling fairly easily. Not terribly rare, but easy to think you see it and find out it's not it.
1942-S (FS-101) - PCGS MS66RD (past PCGS plate coin), 65RD, 62BN (top pop 1/0)
Lots of nice coins from this year floating around, so lots of high grade examples of this die are known. Tough to see in a photo, but it has a strong RPM which might be easier to spot than the
DDO.
1943 (FS-101) - FCGS MS66 (past PCGS plate coin)
Possibly the strongest class VI die in the series, it's hard to miss. Relatively common in mixed bulk lots of steel cents, but tough to find in top MS grades. But more have been coming out of the woodwork lately, as I slabbed this one about two years ago and it was pop 8/2 and now it is pop 9/5.
1943-D - ANACS MS64, MS63
Don't see these very often, and the doubling is only on the 19 of the date, but can sell pretty high in nice MS grade as seems like a desirable variety.
1943-S (FS-101) - PCGS MS67, MS66 (x2)
This one has recently been reclassified as an overdate. The story here is too long for a quick note, but suffice it to say the value for these jumped recently when the attribution changed and now more people are hunting them so much harder to find in top grade.
1944 - ANACS MS63RD
Minor doubling in several spots, most notably on the 9 of the date. A couple similar dies, including likely some that remain unlisted, so care needs to be taken when attributing this one.
1944-D (FS-101) - PCGS MS66+, 66 (x2)
Very strong class VI
DDO, which was historically fairly rare in high grade. Lately a number of them have been added to the population so people are finding them, although the 66+ is still pop 1/1. On this one, though care must be taken to verify the mint mark position, as there is another very similar die that can only reasonably be separated by that marker (WDDO-035).
1944-S - ANACS MS65RD (x2)
Another of the very nice class VI dies, this one is easy to spot. But again, the similar die DDO-010 is out there. Could be the same die but for now it has a separate listing.
1945 - ANACS EF40
One of many class VI dies for this year, if you can't find the marker of a die scratch heading north from the 1 of the date you probably can't verify this one. Of all the class VI dies in MS grade I've found, none have ever been this one.
1945-D - ANACS MS64RD
Like the coins from Philadelphia, a lot of class VI dies from Denver. This one is fairly strong but still need mint mark position or other markers to verify it.
1945-S - NGC MS67RB
Same situation as in Pilly and Denver. A nice class VI among several of them.
1946 - ANACS AU50
Very tough die. The doubling shows mostly above the 9 of the date and below the ER of LIBERTY, but it's pretty light and in years of searching Lincolns have only ever seen two of these and never in MS grade.
1946-D - ANACS MS64RD
Very light class VI die and there are many of them this year. Use mint mark position and the minor unlisted RPM to verify it. Frustrating to try and nail this one down.
1946-S - ANACS MS66RD
Class II doubling only on the 19 of the date. Sounds very hard to find but these are pretty common in MS grade and can be picked up pretty cheap.
1947 (FS-101) - PCGS MS65RD, 64RD
Nice doubling all around the devices, but honestly just hard to see in a photo. Rare die, so a lot of coins usually need to be looked at to find one.
1947-S - ANACS MS64RD
Very minor die showing a light spread on the east side of the 47 of the date. Pretty much had to find one in a BU roll as not a typical coin anyone looks for or sells.
1948 - ANACS MS65RB
An obvious doubled eyelid and fairly common.
1948-D - ANACS MS65RD
A doubled eyelid right up against the primary eyelid. Also fairly common but you really have to look for it.
1948-S - ANACS MS64RB
One of the few dies that affect just one device. Doubling can bee seen to the west of the first T in TRUST. Fairly common, and not super hard to spot if you are looking for it.
1949 - still ungraded
A minor doubled eyelid, this listing isn't linked to the main VarietyVista page so I didn't even know it existed. Learned about it and found I did have one in my collection just not a very nice grade. Still have to either slab that one or find a better one.
1949-D - ANACS MS65RD
Super rare die with probably less than five known. Odd doubling of the date, most visible to the east of the 4, makes this a desirable die but nearly impossible to find.
1949-S (FS-101) - PCGS MS66RD, ICG MS67RD
This is another one that is a bit too complicated for a quick note, but it is the blunt-top 4 over the pointy-top 4 of the date. Kind of a unique thing to happen, but DDO-002 and DDO-003 are also the same thing just on different dies. This die is the most common of the three.
Posted 03/08/2023 05:40 am
