Hello. I'm a noob here. My son and I started collecting as a Cub Scout project. So far, we have collected nothing of note. But, I came across this nickle and thought it was a bit hinkey. It doesn't show up well in the positive image, but in the negative, you can see the lettering and date seem a bit odd...possible doubling? Any help would be great. The boy is chomping at the bit to find his first error. Thanks!
I have been going through hundreds of dollars in nickels the last few weeks and I keep finding the same kind of nickel as you have found. The doubling is only on the "Liberty 1999 P" letters. I'm not sure if it's a case of a DD or another error called DDD which Ken Potter addressed in a recent article. The DDD stands for Die Deterioration Doubling. I wish I could remember where it was that I read the article and I'd post a link. Sorry! You might be able google it with his name and the phrase Die Deterioration Doubling. I did email him with the question and he hasn't responded as of yet. I'd be interested in hearing what you find out. My scouts are also doing coin projects. Wait a minute, try this URL http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/OtherFormsOfDoubling.htm
Yeah, I've sort of been leaning that way myself. What is the "collectability" of DDD coins? I have pulled many examples of it over the past couple of weeks just incase.
Die deterioration doubling is very common and carries no extra premium, unless it is very, very severe. Even then, we're talking only a few dollars.
I truly appreciate your help! I let him know that he found his first error to satisfy his desires but I also let him know that there are many more and better ones out there. Thanks again!
I have a questions...If the die deterioration doubling is so common, how come I only find it on the 1999P nickles? Maybe this questions merits a new thread but I find it strange that I have found so many examples of this DDD on 1999P's and never found any on other coins. Any ideas why?
it could be any number of reasons. Perhaps in '99 they just struck more coins with each die. Perhaps the coins struck with the worn out dies just happened to end up in the area where you live. Perhaps you weren't looking close enough before. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps ........
In the last couple of hundred dollars in nickels I've searched, I've found at least 20 good examples of doubling. That seems like it ought to be too frequent.
I understand what you mean - but think of it in these terms. A coin press spits out 13 coins a second - every second. That amounts to over 700 a minute. So a worn die could produce an awful lot of coins before it was discovered and replaced - well into the thousands if not tens of thousands. See what I mean ?
I did just get 4 rolls of D Bison nickels from the bank today. I also searched for the 1999P DDD nickels and found none. All from a bank that I haven't been to for nickels yet. By the way where are the P Bison nickels hiding?
That sure looks like a DD to me. To me doubling is doubling. Who is it to really say what the difference is in all of the definitions of doubling?
