http://cgi.ebay.com/1953-strong-dou...2QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101 Here's a nice example of don't get suckered.
Only $19.99? I'll take two! Before hanging out at this forum, I probably would have fallen for that. Well, as far as believing it was a rare "double die". Can't say I would have bought it, but I would have believed it. Thanks to all of you that have taught me different.
It is a form of dubling that is caused when the die "bounces" after the striking of he coin and is considered machine damage, not true doubling like his ad tries to lead you to believe. There is a link at the beginning of this forum about doubling you can check out. The only one that works for me is the "Doubling: Worthless or valuable", but is a good place to begin. It's just sad that people are allowed to false advertise like that. I'm no expert by any means, but I know what it's like to sit around and what for no response. (Like I've done for the last 16 hrs waiting for my answer).
His coin shows a very common example of a coin with die deterioration doubling effenting the 3. As mentioned, it is not a doubled die.
Oops. My bad. I knew it wasn't the desirable form of doubling, just didn't diagnose it correctly. As I said, I'm still learning, too. And you've come to the right place to learn as well.
Its the exact same thing as the so-called "poormans doubled die", nothing but wornout overpolished dies. Value= 3 cents...
Folks, folks folks, does it look like a doublED die? Folks, folks folks, does it look like a doublED die? Please study true doubled dies and you will learn that it looks nothing like any type of doubled die. Now I know many are new but please get the books and study. That is the only way you are going to "get this" in the long run. If you really beef up your knowledge about what is a true doubled die you will then know when one is not. It is an absolute to understand the minting process if you want to go further in this field. There is no other way I know of - millions of people buy this type junk each day only to later, (or thier heirs) find out they got nothing. 2- Books, The Cherry Pickers Guild by Fivas/Stanton - The Error Coin Encylopedia by Margolis - get these 2-books and study them and then you will not ever fall for this type junk.
I checked back through his feedback. In December he got a negative for a 1953 doubled die. I wonder if it is the same coin?
It was certainly the same type coin - these are out there by the hundred thousands, It was certainly the same type coin - these are out there by the hundred thousands, common as dirt. I've searched rolls and rolls of 1953's and found hundreds of these both BU and circulated. Nowadays when I find them I generally throw them away, yes in the trash even BU ones. I do the same for all 1969-S's as well as 1955 with machine type doubling. I have come to see that down the line someone somewhere will try to pass these of as a genuine doubled dies and at least I can put a dent in it this way. They are never very expensive to begin with at under $7 a roll even in BU. It is better they just go away than rip off another new commer.
