Check this one out guys. This coin is in an old ANACS holder and it is labeled as OBV UDM or Ultra Deep Mirror. It looks like they either changed the obverse die and not the reverse die... or just polished the obverse and not the reverse die. Either way... a really strange coin. Enjoy!
I'm not sure about the UDM designation. I can't be positive, but I think I've heard that ANACS (small white slab) was not as strict on their measurements as were NGC & PCGS. Chris
Strange little things. I bought another weird one I'll make another post about now. Here it is: http://www.cointalk.com/t191335/#post1257644
To get the UDM designation a coin had to be reflective at 12 inches. DMPL only requires 6-8 inches. UDM is the next step beyond DMPL and the old ANACS is the only TPG that even used it.
I bought and sold this one a couple months ago. NGC gave it a star, because it was DMPL on the obverse only. It may be worth it to try and cross yours into a NGC to see if it gets a star. Man I really hated selling that coin
Thought about buying an MS65* NGC DMPL Obv. (Common date which has slipped my mind) but the price just was way too high. It went for double what I truly believe it was worth. I've seen a few, and I find them very interesting as well... And oddly enough, I see them in NGC holders 99% of the time, but that's most likely only a coincidence. And also every time I've seen them in NGC slabs, they've got a *, which is a good thing I suppose. I'd prefer them puting a "DMPL Obv" or "DMPL Rev" designation on the label itself rather than a star, but lets not get too in-depth... . Nice coin you've got there, Dutch! -Brian
I think my coin would be a star, easily, but it's not worth my money to cross it unless it would also upgrade, and I don't see that happening. I paid a small premium for the coin because of the one-sided DMPL, and I suspect that it will sell for a small premium when it's time to say goodbye. Possibly more if MS70's experience is any indication, but that may be dependent on the date of the coin. Not all common dates are the same when it comes to prooflikeness, and the 1882-S is likely to have among the lowest premiums around. My coin did make a pretty nice show and tell at a couple of coin clubs.
