If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, then.....

it must be a duck and so the saying goes right. Wonder if that applies to this 1970s ddo. Here is the evidence. A picture of my coin front and back. A diagram of my coin pointing out the die markers the coin is suppose to have that I can see according to wexlers coin varieties, and the actual screen shot from the website. What do you think?

 

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I am not an errors/varieties guy. But I am impressed with your homework!

 

Sorry but no. Not even close.

 

Die scratches and gouges can appear on any given coin from any given year but yours does not show any doubling at all so it can't be the one you are looking for. Just some similarities in where the markers are showing.

 

Lol. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck - it's just a crazy person in this case. If you can't see the difference between your coin and the actual 70S DDO, you need to go back and start from scratch. Read and learn. Sorry.

 

Sorry but I see no doubling.

 

Sorry, but the IGWT motto doubling you show from Wexler's Site, doesn't even come close to looking like yours. If it doesn't match that, there is no sense in looking for die markers.

It does look like you have a very nice example of machine doubling. As you know, these add no additional value, but I think yours is a rather nice.

Also, checking sites like Wexler's doubled die and Variety Vista like you did are a great way to learn. Keep doing this and sooner or later something will come along. Theses things aren't very common, so not only do you need to know what to look for, you need to look at a lot of coins and also get a little lucky

 

These things don't come along much, but with you learning like you are, when one does you will know it. Some of these things have popped out at me and when they have, most of the time I did not have to verify it in detail, it was that 'different' from the non-ones I had been finding and questioning, I immediately could recognize the difference in 'doubling'. Putting this type of knowledge in your head can make you be able to spot things better.

 

Great presentation!

 

Markers are great (especially if properly interpreted), but they're also meaningless in the fact of more important evidence like actual doubling that matches.

 

Yes, we peli- Can !!!

 

It's not talking like a Duck.

Compare your "doubling" to the wexler's Doubling.
The rest is irrelevant after that walk ...

Good homework though, but do more homework on how Doubled Dies are actually "made" on the die .. versus striking doubles.

 

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, then...

let's eat!

 

Not very hungry !!!

 

Forget the die markers, look at the IN GOD.

It ain't there

 

Always find the doubling first, then the markers.

 

Ok guys help me understand more then. On this screen shot of a genuine 1970s ddo you can't really see the doubling either, just the same with other genuine doubled dies I seen like this one. And one more question, how can every single die marker match, is that just a coincidence. Thank you for your positive comments on my research, it's just an indication on how bad I want to learn because I really do love the hobby. Unfortunately though, today I just don't get it!

 

True .. the date may be hard to determine ... BUT did you look at the other part of the doubling on everything ELSE ??

 

Look at the motto. The doubling is clear as day.