Not the type of thing I usually go for (or anything post-1950's for that matter), but it was cheap enough and the doubling is quite dramatic for an ultra-modern German coin. Strongest on date, but also significant on the face, feet, fingers and leaves/roots of the plant
At first I thought it was only on the date but further examination shows the doubling LOTS of other places. VERY nice coin.
MD!! haha, just kidding. That is one crazy DDO! I don't know who the engraver was, but the fingers on her right hand are super creepy. What is with her pinky?
Heh, never really paid much attention to that. But it does seem like the gal has a bout of scurvy or something. This design had been used since 1948, so that may have been the case originally
That is, in my opinion, one of the best circulation coin designs from this country. (Meaning the Federal Republic of Germany, but the design was first used on coins from the allied occupation period after the currency reform in the Western zones.) Here is some more info about the design: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fo...-found-a-pretty-good-one.187968/#post-1231957 Christian
Thanks to Kanga, I took another look. Not sure that the doubling of the roots was part of the design, but then I saw pronounced doubling of the face. Until she hurt he pinky, there was an interesting pattern of horizontal lines in her fingers.
I always liked this coin and have several. Now I need to check them. In Germany, would the doubling add any value?
No idea how the German error coin market is, but I do know that this sort of thing is by no means common
There are collectors of error coins here, but as far as I know, there is no such thing as a big market for such (DD etc.) pieces. What is interesting, also in terms of price, is "wrong design" (e.g. radially oriented Stars of Europe on euro and cent coins) or "wrong planchet". Here are some examples of DM/Pf coins, mostly inquiries with images, hardly any possible value figures. Years ago, Erich Paproth wrote a catalog about variants, later continued as "EPA-Katalog" by Peter Neugebauer. The la(te)st issues were published in 2002, for Federal Republic coins, and in 2009, for euro coins. Christian
An acquaintance from the world of VAMming, Brian Raines (named because that's the business name he trades under, and he's at most of the major shows), has a personal interest in World multi-struck issues. He has some staggering coins along those lines, pieces you have a hard time focusing on. Good contact in the US for issues of that nature.
