I agree also. The difficulty stems from some collectors thinking any ( even microscopic) 'split serif appearing ' automatically indicates a doubled die, when it is actually just random wear or damage. How to tell? Compare the width of the appearing arm of letter or numeral to the others. If it is a doubled die, the width should be greater where the 'split' appears. If the 'split ' is close to the middle of the number or device, the affected arm should be normal + 50% of the width. If the crossbar of the '4' here was 50% wider, I would see a DD, but it is the same width as the other letters/numbers with out 'splitting' so it is not. I have noticed many members posting in other threads " split serif so doubled die" and it isn't at all. Imagine using a cookie cutter in the shape of a star. If you press the dough once and then again in exactly the same crease, the star will be the width of the cutter. Now do it again and for the second press, this time, move the cookie cutter 1/4 inch to one side., now that cookie will be 1/4inch wider than the first.
Come on aren't we coin collectors? It looks like your using a very powerful magnifying glass to see these "errors" . You want errors try the 1955 double die cent or the 1972 double die cent. If your looking for die breaks try the Morgan Dollars. Your splitting hairs. Are we trying to milk out as much money as we can on all the odd type coins that we handle?Try being a collector first then if you master that try the errors.
I appreciate your opinion, but I never plan on selling my coins. And I already have the 72, and I'm working on the 55. I can use any magnifying glass I please, and can collect any type of coin that I want Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Not everyone who collects coins collects them to sell. I am an error/variety collector, and although I used to sell them, I now keep them and do educational pieces. There are thousands of different doubled dies being found every day, and though they may not be as extreme as the 1972 or 1955 DDOs, they are still cool and collectable.
