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About 35 years ago, my mother bought my father a set of war-nickels for his birthday. While skimming thru the RedBook, I noticed there was a DDR on the 1945 P. I've taken some pics of it. Is the reverse of this doubled?....or is it simply me and my wishful-thinking?    |
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Wow...I'd say that's a DDR, because I see a good spread and notching on MONTICELLO, CENTS  Looking in my Cherrypicker's Guide, it sure looks like FS #5c-030.  Enlarging the area in question, it sure seems to match--nice coin!  Edited by DVCollector
01/11/2010 12:36 am
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Thanks DVCollector. Glad to know that my eyes aren't playing tricks on me! |
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Scotty, You got it! Nice find, and in great shape, too! Congrats!  |
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This is DEFINITELY the nice doubled die reverse for that issue. Congrats!
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wow...thats the good one too according to the 'pickers guide. excellent
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Two thumbs up from me .... I'll never find one in that condition in a roll .... so I say well done indeed. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Thanks again everyone. If I haddn't run out of cents to search, I probably wouldn't even have noticed it.  (Never underestimate the powers of a bored Lincoln-cents roll-hunter armed with a 2010 RedBook, and time on his hands.)  The story behind the coin is more valuable than the coin itself. Readers Digest condensed version... Dad noticed the set in a coin shop down the street from where mom worked. Mom convinced the owner of the shop to let her buy the set on "layaway". Every two weeks, she gave him $1. 6 months later, she brought the set home and gave it to my father. At the time, mom was working for $1.80 per hour, and dad was attending college under the GI Bill. With 4 kids at home, $2 dollars per month meant that she went without lunch more than once paying for it. I lost my father back in February... Finding this coin, and listening while my mother recounted the story about it...brought him back for awhile.  |
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If full steps, that's a $5000 coin, right? Not saying you'd ever part with it but it's good to know for insurance.
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$5000? I'd love to think so. The RedBook tells me it's probably worth about $75. Where did you get $5000 from Pinenut? |
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Congrats on the DDR find! |
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Thanks for the link Pinenut. I'm just as much a newbie myself. I had my local dealer look at it today. His best "guess" would be a possible MS63. The photos don't show it, but it has a beautiful rose-ish toning.
At MS63, it's very tempting to send it in for grading. I'm still mulling it over.
Scott
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The story behind the coin is more valuable than the coin itself And for that reason alone I would keep the coin and the set to pass along to the next generation ...... regardless of the $$$ some may offer. Share the great story of Mom at $1.80/hour ..... I don't see IMHO how that can be replaced by selling this coin for $75 or so. Enjoy the coin and the story ..... that's my view. David |
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