I've owned a Cherrypickers Guide for about a year, and this is my first major find. At least it's major for me. My picture isn't so great and I apologize for that. I found this 1963 P in a mint set and it's listed as FS-25-1963-101. The plastic obscures some of the detail, but I don't want to break it from the set. If this variety interests anyone, I can post more pictures.
These are the best I can do. I'm still working on lighting and detail. All I have is a stereo microscope and a digital camera.
I think you got something else going on there - besides a DDO. That coin looks like it's been struck 3 times. But an error guy I am not. Might want to wait for others to weigh in.
I'll have to pull it out and have another look. I think that will be about the 50th time I've looked at it. I'm no expert on errors, but I'm working at it. And thanks for this forum. My wife just does not understand why her 50 year old husband is excited about a quarter. You gotta be a coin collector I guess.
Those are scratches on the mint packaging. It's in the original mint set packaging. I'm thinking of breaking it out. That would be a first for me. I just like those original sets so I'm stalling on taking the scissors to it.
Well Buck if you say so, but those sure look like raised marks to me. And I'd leave it alone - in the set for now.
I hope they are. I'm one of those rare few who have never submitted a coin to a grading service. My guide doesn't show a major value to this quarter, maybe $45.00 if it makes 65. I"ve also got a 73 silver ike unc. with die doubling on the reverse I'm curious about too. The age old question is whether it's worth it to submit these.
Buck...I see there are 19 listed business strike dies in the CONECA listings for the 63 quarter. You should try to attribute your quarter using there descriptions and markers. This is what makes die variety collecting fun! http://www.conecaonline.org/content/washingtondoubleddies19631964.html Larry Nienaber
I happened to pick up this set on ebay awhile back. Now I've got the bug to buy more. There's always someting new that comes across in coin collecting to keep your interest going. Thanks, Larry, for the link to die varieties. It might take me awhile just to decipher the codes, but I'm going to give it a try.
You might want to submit these photos to Mike Diamond, Ken Potter or BJ. I see shelving on the IGWT. Could be strong Machine Doubling but....
I agree! There are definite Split Serifs on several of the letters in "IN GOD WE TRUST" and on the lettering where the separation is not as clear, the lettering shows extreme thickness. Also, I see no evidence of pinch off of any of the Primary lettering which occurs in Machine Doubling. Frank
I've got to work on my photography. Under my stereo microscope, the doubling just about jumps out at you. I've found some minor doubled dies before, but this one was easy to spot without a second glance. Just the classic things that indicate the doubling, the split serifs, the rounded, well defined splits in the numbers. Someone asked awhile back about how hard it was to find doubled dies. Take it from me, it's very hard and requires alot of searching without finding one. But with coins in any series, in particular lincolns, there are so many varieties to look for as well. Thanks for the responses, and if I can improve on lighting, I'll see if I can get more detail. I've got a DDR 73 silver ike that I found as well but am working on a picture that shows the detail.
