Can you guys verify if this is a 1972 double die

I was going through some 1972 cents under my microscope and stumbled upon this. This is the first one i have found so i'm not a professional and would like your guys opinion. If it is one what do you think its worth? I'm new here thanks for looking. I tried my best with the pics

 

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If you need help verifying it, it is NOT the big money 72/72 doubled die.

It could have minor doubling, but that's not the coin you see in price guides.

 

Check yours to see for a match at www.doubleddie.com. Cherrypicker's Guide lists around 7 I think. But I also suggest you read the article on master hubbing at the same site under this date by John Wexler. It's interesting and will help with these.

 

This is also a good site to check your coins against:
http://coppercoins.com/advsearch.php

 

Indeed, but to avoid even long shot confusion, #4 can also quite rightly be called the "big money" variety for the date/mint.

Nice find, OP. Congrats.

 

If memory serves me, the direction of the spread suggests it is likely #3 or #8 (Wexler), and in my experience, the former is much more common than the latter. While his coin is a "doubled die" and not the result of master doubling, I agree that understanding this is a must for anyone wishing to search out the different 72s.

 

Yes it does seem like #3 or #8 but the date looks different I think. Is it worth getting graded? Thanks for the info everyone

 

Nope. Not worth the fees you would pay.

 

@ILikeToLookAtCoins As furryfrog02 said, unless you have one in a VERY high grade. Most of the minors are only worth around $10.00 in a decent grade.

 

It's a DDO, there's no question.

 

The Mint was never able to take care of the doubling of this year, even after a second attempt. There may actually be tens of thousands doubled dies still out there in the wild. I have found many of them and in most cases they mimic the first ones, especially in IGWT. That's why I mentioned reading John Wexler's write up about these on his site. This can be very confusing to newbies until they can grasp and identify any of these correctly. I am by no means an expert on these and am still learning but that article helped me out quite a bit.

 

I thought it a fine suggestion.

 

Nice find! I put most coins under my scope for that last check of perimeter lettering as part of my general inspection process. Again nice find and welcome to CT.
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