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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FranklinLover48, post: 1395143, member: 36867&quot;]Yes, this is the 1959 DDR FS-801 listed in the CPG. It can be difficult to identify in circulated condition. It&#039;s one of my favorite Franklin varieties!</p><p><br /></p><p>I do have this listed as URS-10 as previously mentioned but the mintage is likely much higher. That rarity rating is based on certified populations and pieces that I&#039;ve handled. This DDR was paired with two different obverse dies so it may have a higher mintage than the average die. These can be found fairly easy in MS60-64 (or circulated) with or w/o FBL. In MS65/65FBL they get scarcer and very few are known in 66/66FBL.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A few more things to add...</p><p><br /></p><p>When trying to identify this variety from a photo the eagle is the first thing I check. The more of these you see the easier it gets to distinguish these from a type 1 or type 2. I will admit that the circulated piece in the OP does look a lot like a type 1 due to the wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>The next PUP I check is the right bell &quot;handle&quot; with the little upward bulge.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.franklinlover.yolasite.com/resources/1959 50c DDR1 bell handle1.jpg.opt473x355o0,0s473x355.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a &quot;class III&quot; doubled die. For those unfamiliar with what a &quot;class III&quot; is check out <a href="http://doubleddie.com/203885.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://doubleddie.com/203885.html" rel="nofollow">http://doubleddie.com/203885.html</a> on Wexler&#039;s site. Basically it&#039;s a die that has been hubbed with two different design types. A good example would be the 1942/41 Mercury dime varieties. These are typically referred to as overdates but technically they&#039;re DDOs since the date isn&#039;t punched directly into the working die. With the 1959 Franklin, the die was first hubbed with a type 1 design and then a type 2. This is why the doubling on E PLURIBUS UNUM goes in different directions on some letters.</p><p><br /></p><p>Notice how the E, 1st U of PLURIBUS and R show a spread to the west and US of PLURIBUS show a spread to the east.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.franklinlover.yolasite.com/resources/1959 50c DDR1 E PLURIBUS1b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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