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Message:: [QUOTE="Dogwood2, post: 1641375, member: 44587"]Hi! I picked up this 1932 Eagle mostly as a bullion coin, but I thought the history was interesting...the final circulating gold coins before FDR called in the gold and we entered the era of currency depreciation. This particular coin is unusual in that it's actually circulated...maybe someone carried it around in his pocket for a few years after gold stopped circulating? I see Breen lists a couple of variants of the 1932 Eagle; in particular Breen 7136: To my eye, and even under a magnifying glass, I wouldn't notice anything. But this enlarged scan does show traces of doubling on the left. Most obvious on the "GO" in "GOD" and the "TR" in "TRUST" and the trough of the "U" in "United", and perhaps the crossbar on the "T" in "TEN". I'm assuming something this subtle would be a curiosity rather than valuable. I wouldn't even count on its being rare (even though Breen says it is, if it's a 7136); more likely something this subtle mostly passes unnoticed. So is this a Breen 7136? Does this sort of variety interest many people? To see the doubling, you'll need to hover over the reverse image until it enlarges.[ATTACH]236416.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]236417.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]