Can someone tell me more about this 1983 DDO. I recently found this in pocket change. It blew my mind when I saw it. I have been looking for 1983 DDR cents, but was amazed at this one. I could only get a pic of the word "GOD" but the whole "In God We Trust" as well as "LIBERTY" is Doubled. I am familiar with Mechanical doubling, but these letters have distinct splits.... Any help would be appreciated.
It does look like one of the 1983 DDOs in the Cherrypickers' Guide. Can you give us a picture of the whole coin?
It looks like the Lincoln cent DDO: LCDDO-001 as listed in Wexler's "Authorative Reference on Lincoln Cents" Page #241. It is listed as a Class V, Tilted Hub Doubling. URS-6 (Universal Rarity Scale of 6) = 17 to 32 known. Don't get too excited: However, they list the value as $12 in Au and $30 in MS-63. Still, nice find.
ProofGuy...check out the CONECA listings for the 83...see if you can find any of the listed markers for the 83 DDO-003, on your cent. http://www.conecaonline.org/content/lincolndoubleddies19801997.html#_1983. Larry Nienaber
1983 DDO-001 Designation: 1-O-V-CW from K-6; FS-035 Description: Strong spread on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST Population: 4 Markers: UVC-00 DMR-002 Stage A: Obverse is EDS Strong die scratches across lower Reverse – MDS Stage B: Obverse is MDS Die crack lower Right building to rim – LMDS Stage C: LDS (unconfirmed) This is what I found, Mine does have the Stage B Die Crack. Thanks for the info. As far as a pic of the whole coin, I'm still trying to work on that. My digital does 7megs but I have no tripod or proper lighting yet. Tom
Tom...are you sure your 83 DDO matches the DDO-001? When I look at your photo again it looks like a light spread rather than an strong spread. I see that stage A of the DDO-003 has the marker of the die crack right of the building to rim and the DDO-006 stage A has the marker of the die crack lower right of building to rim also. Any of the other markers match your 83 DDO? Larry Nienaber
If you click on the link I provided in post #3 you'll see photos of the coin, a good way to check to see if the die scratches match.
Michael...I am not convinced the photos on Chuck's site (copper coins) match the 83 1-O-V, DDO-001. Check out the photo of TRUST in Wexlers book, "The Lincoln Cent Doubled Die" and compair it to the TRUST photo on Copper Coins, not the same. Larry Nienaber
Sorry, I'm currently not in possesion of this book. I've been banned from any purchases until after Christmas. So I will bow out of this thread.
