Found this a while back. Up to now it has not been listed. Or i have not seen it listed anywhere. it looks like a thumb to me. This could be the widest spread known, in the series. So what you think everyone?
If you're looking at the outline just to our right from Lincoln's right thumb... It looks to me like just a miniscule strike-through. I can't imagine how "die doubling" could transform a relief thumb into an outline image, a substantial distance away, with a different shape, and no other doubled detail on the coin...?
Sorry everyone I thought it was very obvious. I still should have explained. There is an extra thumb or finger on the spine of the book. @tommyc03
There are 76 of them listed by Coneca. Your's doesn't appear to be one of them, from a quick glance, but all of them (including yours) exhibits very minor doubling of a single isolated design detail. It's cool, and I'd send it to James Wiles for listing, but I wouldn't expect it to garner much of a premium. http://varietyvista.com/01d LC Doubled Dies Vol 4/DDR Listings Cents.htm
This is huge for a modern doubled die. Sience the single squeeze hubbing prosses has been in place, there hasn't been or will there be an amazing huge, doubled die. Look at the 97 doubled ear. That is tiny, maybe not even a doubled die and, it goes for good money. I don't expect a payday from this coin. My name on a new discovery is the payday!!!
Great! That is exactly the right spirit. Send it to James Wiles, and he'll list it for you. As someone who has a DDR listed, I can absolutely relate.
Hardly a miniscule strike through. This is, indeed, a great find. I have not seen this yet, but with over 100 listed on Wexler's site for just the 2009P LP2 it's easy not to be able to remember them all. Congrats @steve.e . Please send it in for attribution. And be sure and get back to us on this one.
Thank you. I have found lots of the so called best of varieties, like hundreds of each.when this one makes the mainstream and, someone wants to put together a set. They will have to pay up for this bad boy. Its rare!! none of the other ones are.
If indeed as you suspect, it would be a significant variety (in CONTEXT) for the series, and all things considered could very well bring a decent price. Folks have been searching LP2s for nearly nine years, and for what would be one of the most significant varieties of the series to only now be discovered would be a rather special thing. Still, I'm somewhat skeptical at this point and would like to see additional photos.
Then you may have just the right customer. James Porter over on Facebook and the Coin Seekers page has assembled a complete set of the 2009P LP2. It was not easy and took him years. Drop over there and let him know what you found if you feel inclined to do so. Marilyn Keeney, who has also done extensive work on this series would probably also like to hear of this. She has contributed many of the discoveries to Wexler's site. I am currently working on a box that is yielding many 035 and 046. Another box I finished gave me over 100 043's, Best of Variety. Also, once you have it attributed, get in touch with Ken Potter through Numismatic News and he will likely do a write up at some point and possibly re-ignite this series.
I would send it to John. Just don't get over hyped on possible value. There are tons of these and the collecting market is played out on them. Even with the nice spread there are just so damn many doubled thumbs.
