These guys are pulling your leg. Your coin has planchet issues, meaning, the micro-thin copper plating. The surfaces are striated and uneven...not a smooth, clean surface at all. Also there appears to be a splitting of the plating at the last T/TRUST. And, there are numerous rim dings congruous to circulation, but I don’t see any wear on the high spots. Seriously...MS60 or 61...imo...Spark
im a new collector ... i have to grade the coin but neither ngc or pcgs dont have this variety i should i submit this coin? and how much you think this is worth?
That's not a Doubled Die variety.. It looks like Die Deterioration doubling. Considered worthless doubling. You could submit all you want but you will be wasting your money
It's nice looking but not worth the costs of grading. It was minted from a worn die so just a nice looking piece.
Since the mint began using zinc with a very thin copper coating, in 1982, there are many that believe a lot have error, when in reality it is usually a plating error, as mentioned above. NAV, means, No Added Value and certainly not worth the cost to have it graded, in my opinion. Welcome to CT and keep your eyes open on your change.
Welcome to CT. Many of us have made questionable mistakes with Zincoln coins. Very poorly struck and deteriorate quickly if not sealed properly. A new year ahead, think positively, and keep searching. Thank you for sharing.
I haven't been a member very long. I have noticed a trend though. Very few, if any, coins are acknowledged as being an actual "DDO". 99.99% will be judged as being the result of a bad die stamp, crack or some other excuse. Let me say, if it were not for the die being the fault of the misprint. What else is there to blame it on.
THEY ARE GOING TO CRAP ALL OVER YOU FOR USING THE WORD MISPRINT. THEY WILL ALSO DISLIKE THE ALL CAPS IN THIS POST. THATS JUST WHAT THEY DO.MERRY CHRISTMAS.
As with our fellow enthusiasts, this is a nice circulation find but not very collectable amongst collectors. But you keep what you like...don't let us change your mind on that. I don't see a listing for a DDO for 1996 D at Coppercoins; I have not checked the other sites. As noted, you may be looking at some type of worthless doubling, a phenomenon that can look like actual doubling, but only at a quick pass. Otherwise, true DDO/DDR, RPMs are easy to detect if you know what you are looking for.
welcome to CT. hey ive had similar coins before and as soon as I saw what your seeing now I jumped around the room hooting and hollering. my wife thought ide gone crazy. and then I find out the truth. yea it sucks. this is a great learning experience because the more experienced guys here on CT will always tell you the truth.
The reason the vast majority of newer members are told their coins are not errors, is because they aren't errors. There are lots and lots of coins out there that are damaged or have been struck with very worn dies. Mechanical doubling can look like true doubling but the die isn't doubled, the die is loose in the press and moves when a coin is struck. Its very common and is not an error. The reason why members can tell you that you don't have an error, is that they know and understand the minting process. The minting process is well documented, so it's easy to determine if the " error" could have occurred at the mint. If you disagree with the responses, you need to propose an explanation if how it could occur during the minting process. Here us a link to get you started. https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/how-coins-are-made-coin-production-terminology @usmc 6123 many experienced members enjoy helping new collectors learn and grow in the hobby. One thing that's important is to learn and use the the correct terminology. Don't you want to be able to communicate effectively with other hobbiests? It appears that you've been in the military (thanks for your service to protect our country). I guess the military has specific terminology to describe things and that the try to teach that to new recruits. Numismatics is similar.
