MAJOR 2014 DDO discovered!

images show on the 2014, look nothing more then a worn die, look at the top hair line of lincoln head, worn off, I would say this coin would only grade in the AUs, and thats just from the images showing, maybe worst, I made this point to Mr. Potter about a 2013 I gave him, This is a big issue with all the shield cents, funny, I always looking for them too

 

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So the main pickups are "2014" and "LIBERTY" on the obverse?

 

yes, thats 1 of many to come

 

Variety hunts can be exciting.
I have a Dansco of Franklin Half Dollars that I've had for better than 25 years.
After wandering around various coin forums and doing a little homework, I found out the following about the coins I had accumulated:

1953-D - Bugs Bunny
1954 - Bugs Bunny
1955 - Bugs Bunny
1956 Proof Type 1
1958 Business Strike Type 2
1959 Business Strike Type 2
1963-D RPM

It changed the way I view my particular collection and to be quite honest, it changed my perspective on looking at coins. as there is nothing that can be so exciting than actually "looking" at your coins and "seeing" something which you've never seen before.

Numismatics has a very broad field of interests that range from ultra high grade to barely discernible and from standard understandings (gee that sure looks purty) to understanding exactly how the coin was made and exactly why it looks the way it does.
Multiply that times the number of different coins available and your perspective can definitely change.

 

I don't know, I'm not particularly stunned. Sorry about that.

 

I personally don't like error coins in my collection. The only reason I would even consider hunting for errors is to sell them at a higher price so I can then buy error free coins with that money.

 

If your not into varieties and just want to down them then why are you even posting in this thread. I'm sorry, but if you cannot see how this is a major DDO for a modern cent, then you should probably not be in this part of the site.

 

heres a 2014 I started working on, has the die crack in the forehead, notching on TRUST, then my son showed up and needed his computer, I'll start a thread when I finish photoing, p.s. not tring to high-jack thread lol

 

Thanks gunnovice09! I have to admit, I was astonished at the reactions to this thread. When I first saw this over at LCR, I literally jumped out of my chair. I opened the last 5 rolls of my brick just looking for a 2014 to put under the loupe. I hope everyone just throws these back for me. I have plenty of room.

Really?

 

Agreed, I guess it is all in the audience. I know that over at the LCR we are really big on varieties...heck, that is probably the largest forum available for Lincoln Cent Varieties, both major and minor. I guess in some ways you need to be "in the know" to realize the significance of a coin like this, and while cointalk does have a good handful of members that are active in the error/variety community, it seems that most have interests that lie elsewhere, and that is perfectly fine.


Rick, not seeing a doubled die in your photos...but the conversation regarding your coin would probably be best carried out on a separate thread as you stated.

 

I'll post it later on today, hopefully light will be good in the morning

 

Thats a beauty. Where is Jim located?

 

going to go through my 2014s again

 

This isnt what I would call a monumental find but its certainly news worthy in the numismatic arena. Hats off to the discoverer and Thank you Jason for the great article I put up over at CONECA.

 

I'm all for the new font, very nice.

 

I agree. It certainly doesn't jump out at you.

 

It isn't "big" like the 55 DDO, or the 72 DDO, or even the 1995 DDO, but it is probably the most impressive DDO since they went to the single squeeze hubbing in 97.

 

Especially since the intent may have been to "prevent" die doubling.

But it doesn't really matter since folks collect varieties for a "variety" of reasons of which not everybody will agree on.

To the "modern variety collector", you know the folks that are setting the standards for collectors in 50 to a 100 years, this is a nice example of current die doubling.

 

Whats the theory on doubled dies since the single squeeze process? Dies were dropped? A shift of some sorts? This is a pretty big spread, and it look deep as well, compared to say the 1909 ddo, which looks like a shallower doubling.