1983 d

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by jakoman, Jul 15, 2013.

  1. jakoman

    jakoman Member

    I am pretty sure about this one, the doubled areas are full height, show seperation(in the 8 of the date is easiest to see) and are not flat. The shots are where it is easiest to see in the coin, the doubling is evident
     

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  3. Rickipedia

    Rickipedia Korean YN at 12

    my red book does not show a DDO for '83 D cent, but there's one for just '83--- it looks like MD to me, but it's a beginner speaking.
     
  4. non_cents

    non_cents Well-Known Member

    I don't think it is a doubled die.
    And to Ricky: the redbook only lists the major doubled dies, like 1955, 1972, etc. There are thousands more of major and minor doubled dies listed in online archives.
    If you are interested in die varieties, check out the cherrypicker's guide. An invaluable tool for anyone interested.
     
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  5. jakoman

    jakoman Member

    Die Deterioration than?
     
  6. jallengomez

    jallengomez Cessna 152 Jockey

    Not a doubled die. It looks like it may have been damaged by heat. With copper plated zinc cents, the zinc core melts at a much lower temperature than the copper plating, so you can heat them up and the zinc underneath starts to melt and pull away from the copper plating. This is most noticeable in the devices. The copper sinks in leaving these collapsed style letters and numbers.
     
  7. AWORDCREATED

    AWORDCREATED Hardly Noticeable

    I like the SW tail on that 3 :)
     
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