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<p>[QUOTE="Steamandlight, post: 2460140, member: 56876"]Chappell28 - I can definitely sympathize with you wanting so badly to find a DD <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I hope you do find one... because when you do, you'll immediately know, and see the difference. I was the exact same way when I began CRH about 10 years back. I thought every little thing was a doubled die! I still have about 3 large ziplock baggies of modern coins worth nothing over face, which I sat aside because I was sure I saw "something" Lol...</p><p><br /></p><p>To my knowledge - and someone will correct me if I am wrong, I am sure - the most common double die coin, the easiest to find, would be the 1974-D kennedy half DDO. When I found my first one, I was thrilled! I've found a couple dozen, actually, since then. I have a small bag of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you can, maybe you should buy a few boxes or coin-machine bags of halves, pull all the 1974D's, and just start looking at them with any loupe or scope. Especially, check the "R" it "TRUST - often visible with the naked eye, even on well circulated coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you find one or 2 of those, go back to searching as you do now - I guarantee, you'll have a better idea of what you are looking for. And when you start doubting, just pull that first one out again, and look at it again to keep it fresh in your mind. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It might help![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Steamandlight, post: 2460140, member: 56876"]Chappell28 - I can definitely sympathize with you wanting so badly to find a DD :) I hope you do find one... because when you do, you'll immediately know, and see the difference. I was the exact same way when I began CRH about 10 years back. I thought every little thing was a doubled die! I still have about 3 large ziplock baggies of modern coins worth nothing over face, which I sat aside because I was sure I saw "something" Lol... To my knowledge - and someone will correct me if I am wrong, I am sure - the most common double die coin, the easiest to find, would be the 1974-D kennedy half DDO. When I found my first one, I was thrilled! I've found a couple dozen, actually, since then. I have a small bag of them. If you can, maybe you should buy a few boxes or coin-machine bags of halves, pull all the 1974D's, and just start looking at them with any loupe or scope. Especially, check the "R" it "TRUST - often visible with the naked eye, even on well circulated coins. Once you find one or 2 of those, go back to searching as you do now - I guarantee, you'll have a better idea of what you are looking for. And when you start doubting, just pull that first one out again, and look at it again to keep it fresh in your mind. :) It might help![/QUOTE]
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