Yep, you have to weigh it. Copper will be around 3.1 and a zinc will be around 2.5.
Well it does look like desertgem's.
Looks like abrasion doubling on the letters.
Looks more like a deteriorated die.
James G. Johnson was apparently a columnist for Coin World's "Collectors Clearinghouse" and retired about 1975. He was from Sidney, Ohio and...
Thanks. Are they de-listing the light spread 1956 DDO?
Maybe you could give us a little more info on this. The 1956D-1DO-001 appears to be different than the one you're talking about.
Why did you capitalize jazzcoins? I didn't. It tells me you know what it is.
Yeah right. He's a space guy who is spaced out.
Apparently the two have the same meaning, go figure jazzcoins.
http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t4446/ Read post # 8
According to leading error coin expert and CONECA President Mike Diamond, the concept of a coin die striking doubled images as the result of...
The die abrasion doubling notion claims that when the Mint workers polish the die faces during routine die maintenance, improper or repeated...
Nice find LostDutchman. In case others didn't know, A cud forms at the edge of a coin.
Here's the shot lightened a little, doesn't change much, still not a doubled die. [IMG]
I agree with #'s 7, 8, 9 and 10. Die Deterioration
I'll agree with that.
Since the die crack is part of the die, finding several would be normal. Several collecters feel as the mint does that this is normal wear and...
Yep, doubling.
Looks like it's lite up for the picture, he has a return policy. You can return it if you're not happy.
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