One thing that is a plus about having this time at home is the thrill of revisiting your collection. I have found several items that may have passed my eyes before ,but either missed, or just ring a bell as to what we normally look for as a variety collector. This morning I found this 1940 proof Jefferson very much away from where it should of been....it's raw so that is one reason it wasn't where it should be. It was in a mylar flip in a kointain . So I popped it out while at the desk.....scoped it out .... ddo- 001 & ddr-001 a 2 fer.
I can't tell from your photo is that a reverse of 38' or 40'? I was surfing the references and neither Coneca or Brians variety's put's these two die together.
It's a 40 reverse. And to be honest I didn't check all the pups. But no doupt there are split serifs and letters on both sides....and having a good number of proof Jeff's there are quite a few ddo and ddr's . I sometimes dig deeper but unless it is a major variety I move on....I have rolls of proof Jeff's I give then away all the time to yn's.
The reverse isn't listed anywhere. All the proofs I find are the FS-901 wavy steps. Cool find are there any other markers or evidence of the DDR?
I don't think the reverse is doubled. I see machine doubling, but I don't see hub doubling. And, the obverse is DDO-002. DDO-001 is not a proof die.
It may not be the wavy steps reverse but this coin definitely has a DDR reverse. Slight but I see the split serifs and raised second detail. It is not much different than the 901, it can be seen at the bottom and top of the devices. There is not much separation.
You can't have an E with doubling to the right and a P right next to it with doubling to the left. That's just not how hub doubling works.
Both sides look like they could be Longacre doubling. Naturally not exactly, since he was long dead when this was designed
@Paddy54 Did you get this from @Islander80-83? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/just-a-reminder-to-the-non-professional-numismatists.357297/
No found this coin in an unlikely place in the office. I couldn't recall why it was in the place I found it .....shot a couple images, posted them while multi tasking...on phone must of got the tags wrong on the images.
You are looking at it all wrong. You need to be looking at the fine points of the devices. The doubling actually adds to the devices in the photo posted, it does not take away.
I usually stay out of the Jeffersons, but I also see what Physic's fan does and agree with his conclusion. IMO, Jim
The problem is, the reverse "doubled" image is flat and shelf-like, with no split serifs. I know what I'm looking at, and I think you are looking at it wrong yourself.
I do see what you are seeing, Except I see more than many of the same characteristic of the 901. It is not as strong but it is there IMO.
And you are correct....it is a doubled die.....and a lot of Jeffersons both ms and Pr will show the same shelf like doubling yet have the splits to show that it's a doubled die.
