In its condition, you can do anything to it, and its still worth a dollar.
Nice find! Have not found any 71 ddo yet here.
Very nice!
Buy a 100 dollars in nickels and you can put together a full roll of 64-d nickels.
I see what you are talking about. I hope someone who knows the series well to chime in.
When the people who buy from these crooks go to sell, they often think that the honest dealer is the crook for offering way less than they paid HSN.
Could you take another picture of the reverse showing the designers initials and the AM?
It's machine doubling, notice the flatness of the doubling.
Google cent RDV listings. It will show all the reverse changes to the cent and show the rare ones to look for. Good luck hunting!
I picked up a 32-d out of junk silver. It's fair at best, but now have the itch to spend the money for a better example of the D and get a 32-s....
Wide AM was used through 1992 as the standard business strike design. It's worth a cent as a normal circulated business strike.
I would give it to a kid. Most have never seen a wheat cent.
I read somewhere that all examples of the 71 ddo 1 have a misaligned obverse die. Nice to see a good example.
Likely die polish lines.
Great photos for what you are working with. Love your enthusiasm for the hobby! Keep it up and you will find some good stuff.
Granted, I've gone through a ton of nickels, found two 50-d so far. They are out there.
I agree, great article! I will look for that book next time I'm in Denver.
Yep, die deterioration doubling. Now try to find a 65 through 72 quarter in circulation that's from a fresh set of dies, and is problem free for...
OK, lets put this one to bed. First, I have no doubts this coin is a fake. As I said in an earlier post, I have owned a real 69-s ddo, and this is...
The reverse of 1940 did have serifs added most notably on the S of pluribus, and on the obverse on the G of God. It wasn't just the step detail...
Separate names with a comma.
