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I'm a little puzzled by this one, but I think it must be an FS-101 that's just a little hard to attribute due to die fatigue and circulation flattening. Split serifs can be seen best on the feet of the T and R and the tops of the U in TRUST. The spread still looks a little off, but since it's quite close to the appearance of FS-101 and there are no other doubled dies known for this date, I assume that's what it has to be.   Edited by SamCoin
02/23/2024 9:34 pm
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It does look like FS-101. It's a nice DDO.  Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
02/23/2024 10:33 pm
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Thanks Errers! Glad to get another set of eyes on it. Seemed like it had to be, but just looked a little off for some reason for FS-101.
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I don't think this is FS-101, the doubling is a tad weaker and is in a different direction.
It may be the series doubling. The CONECA master list it notes that it also affects TRUST: "Light spread on Y of LIBERTY with rotation on I of IN, TRUST, and E and T of LIBERTY."
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@Tanman thanks for the reply! I was wondering if it could be the WSDO-001, but the listing didn't include any pictures of TRUST, so it was hard to be sure. It doesn't look like a perfect match for the few pictures I saw for the WSDO either, though. I'll try to get a few more pictures soon.
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If that represents the series doubling, then it shouldn't be hard to dig up some examples on TrueView. Will look at that tomorrow after some coffee.
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I've never found one with doubling like this in several hundred 1972s hunted, but I don't know how many hubs were effected by the series doubling or if it literally affected all the hubs in the series. I kind of suspect based on my own experience that it isn't the series doubling, though.
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Your half dollar looks like the CONECA listed 72 SDO-001 (series doubling), not the 72 DDO-001 (FS101)...note the difference between the spread on the R's of TRUST. Attached photos for the 72 SDO-001 and the 72 DDO-001 are from my collection.   |
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Thanks Atrox! That settles it definitively. About how rare are the SDOs in your experience? I'm kind of surprised I've never encountered one before.
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Very nice DDO - very clear split serifs on it.. |
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@dearborn thanks, but seems to be the series doubling rather than a true DDO. Still gonna keep it as it's still pretty rare in my experience. |
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Nice example! |
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