I don't see the scratches on reverse roof but I do see a gouge above the D I think. I know it has to have all of the same markers. I assumed it was a 04 or 06 cause they are the only 2 with die chips on the rim that I know of. On the right track?
There you go. Yup I think it's 106. That's a nice find. I'm not sure if it will be worth much in that condition but I would hold onto it.
It's not number #6 .. http://varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/1972PDDO006.htm GET IT TOGETHER HERE GENTLEMEN ....
I said I thought it was but did not see the markers. I'm looking now trying to find it. I have another one that I'm having a hard time with that I think is really a 006. I might be seeing things but the dot under the N on reverse (Unum) and just below and far right of the Y in liberty. I think it was stage c but ill double check
I really think now my colorblindness is affecting my choices. I see what looks like its doubled on the top and around the top of the 2 as well as the 7. I will move it to the scratch pile. Any idea which the first one is ? Or possibly answer a question. So....the die chips on the west side of the obverse are listed on the DDO FS-104 & FS-106. Is it possible for varieties 2 , 3, 5 etc. to have the die chips on the edge or is it only specific to a few varieties only ?
I know the serifs are not broke but just seeing if I'm noticing the wrong thing here. This is just an example. Not claiming it to be anything but in the word trust I see a line down the middle of the T , the top of S , the 3 of date. The colors might just be too close for me to be seeing the proper lines unless well defined doubled dies. Browns, reds, greens and grays are my hardest colors to see. I get them mixed up constantly especially diff shades such as a coin tarnishing. The posters in school where they have tons of tiny images and you see a building or a message when you stare at it long enough, I could never see the image because of the color blindness. I feel I've been doing this long enough now that I shouldn't be making some of the mistakes that I am. I hate posting so much and being wrong. Hope its not my eyes and I'm just s.o.l with this hobby.
This coin is different than the others, but LIBERTY, the N in IN, and D in GOD point to the master die doubling. Compare it to this: http://www.lincolncentforum.com/1972-master-die-doubling/ I don't see anything on the other 1972 later in the thread.
Wow. That's exactly it to a T. Thanks Jay. Glad I know that now. I did know 50% of 72 s had doubling of some sort but the pictures really helped. Thanks again.
You must match the doubling first, the go looking for die chips, scratches, gouges, ect. (die markers) to confirm the individual die. Any die can chip and markers come and go throughout a die's life. Let's use 004 for an example. If you found the very first coin struck from that die, it would not have the rim chips to the west of LIBERTY. See Wexler's stage A photos: http://doubleddie.com/384301.html If you found the very last example struck, the gouge inside the N on the reverse may have worn away and a full blown CUD formed covering half of LIBERTY. Probably an exaggeration, but it could be. Point is, match the doubling, then confirm with markers. I was up against the buzzer on a 1909 VDB-DDO-002 and bid on the die chips in LIBERTY alone. I spent almost $10 on a "copycat" die. It had the filled B & R, but no doubling. I learned to never go on markers alone. See stage D to see my mistake: http://varietyvista.com/01a LC Doubled Dies Vol 1/1909PDDO002.htm
Yeah I've watched the different stages and how it changes throughout the die stages. CONECA is my go to usually. I'm getting better about checking the others as well. Just went through line at home depot 5 min ago and got an interesting nickel. I don't do nickels but ill post a thread.
