One of my favorite coins to cherrypick.

I'll bet I have looked at a thousand of these but have never been lucky enough to find the DDR. Great find at 75 cents.

 

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Thanks Lehigh! I'm pretty sure I would have passed right over Matt's cherry pick. But I can definitely see it in your photo.

 

I found one of these 1939 double monticellos but the coin has been plated with some thick ridiculous-looking shiny stuff. Anyone know what it is, or if it's removable?

 

This has been my favorite to cherrypick. I've found about 20 or so of them so far.

 

What's the diagnostics on that one?

 

14/13

 

lol Don't think that that is the diagnostics I was looking for. If it was that easy I think they would all be gone by now.
It's one that's a bit hard to see I bet. And I was just looking for some pointers from a person that has picked many of them

 

According to Ron Pope's book "Buffalo Nickels - The Abraded Die Varieties", which has a whole section on the 14/13 's, this coin I believe is die #8 (the slabbed coin). The best way to tell the dies apart is that each one has a different "E P U" clash under the chin of the indian, except for die #2 which has no clash. Die's #1, #2, and #6 are the only ones that you'll be able to find with a strong crossbar. This also depends on the die state of the individual coins.-The earlier the die state -the stronger the crossbar. The rest are a little tougher to find. There's also a lot of info in "The Authoritative Reference on Buffalo Nickels". I have pictures and info in another post on the 14/3 D. -On this die there are two large diecracks going through the large Indian's feather on the obverse of the coin.

 

so you cant actually see the 3?

 

Like I said

BTW now that's Diagnostics!!
Off to the Cherrypickers I go.
Thanks for the info.

 

please dont take this the wrong way but for lack of better words..............whats the point?

 

I wont take it the wrong way. I like to be as knowledgable as I can on Numismatic items and if that is a variety that I don't know about I just want to learn about it and how to spot it. Plus many times you can get a nice premium on the values for just looking thru your own collection.

You just don't like it cause it's not a Dime
lol