I am 99% positive this is a DDR. I just do not have John Wexler's attribution book to check the attributes. I think it could be 2-R-II-C (3) liated on CONECA. One of the pics is of, what I think could be, the die gouge in a later die state. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. I purchased this as a BU coin on Ebay for $2.44. If it is this DDR, what is the value?
You are the first to say that. Everyone else has said it is a DDR, just haven't said which one. Explain the notches on the "LURIB" in pluribus for one example.
If it were die doubling I would think the entire lettering would be doubled, not just certain parts. It may be die deterioration.
Ok. I know you guys know more about this than I do. It just looks like the tops and bottoms of the LURIB show splits in the serifs. And the gouge between the C and A matches up. I know there is some MD but dang it, I thought I found something. Thanks guys.
The die gouge for the 1938 DDR-002 should be between the I-C in AMERICA. If the gouge grew bigger, it should still be present between the IC. I can see why you may think you have one though. The UNITED appears to have some spread. Is it the triple spread? I cant tell. I am also not good at distinguishing between DD and MD.
I missed that I and C. Got too excited. The problem on my coin is between the C and A. Thanks gbroke for pointing that out.
No problem Jay. To be clear, I cannot say if you have something or not. All I can confirm is that it is a 1938 Jefferson nickel. :thumb:
IMO there is something interesting going on here - especially the right of the T in UNITED. Problem is, I feel like we need clearer pictures. Getting those small details is definitely one of the challenges of numismatic photography... I don't know if I personally would chalk it up to machine doubling at this point...I think it's too early to tell.
I would say primarily MD. You an see it on UNITED, as well as the E in AMERICA. There may be some minor hub doubling but I can't quite tell. The anomaly on the C of AMERICA looks like a die crack.Keep up the hunt!
Thanks guys. I just wish I had that Wexler Book. I may try in a little while to get som better pics. My usb microscope is only 2.0 megapixels, so I don't know if I can get any clearer pics or not.
