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<p>[QUOTE="jaceravone, post: 761948, member: 9474"]Exactly what he said.</p><p><br /></p><p>This variety, like all the other DDO IKE varieties are hard to see with a 10x loupe. Personally, I think you need at least a 16x loupe or greater. The guy I bought this coin off of feels that you really need a 30x loupe to really get the full effect. These Doubled Dies are not like your 55 or 72 so get that vision out of your mind. The spread on these coins are not that dramatic, but with the right magnification, you can see them. Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to photograph a really good close up but maybe Lee Lydson will pop on here and show us some of his stuff. If I am not mistaken, Lee was the first one to find a 73S DDO that was graded a 69DCAM and he had the first two.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to everyone else for your comments. She is a beauty...or should I say he is a beauty![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jaceravone, post: 761948, member: 9474"]Exactly what he said. This variety, like all the other DDO IKE varieties are hard to see with a 10x loupe. Personally, I think you need at least a 16x loupe or greater. The guy I bought this coin off of feels that you really need a 30x loupe to really get the full effect. These Doubled Dies are not like your 55 or 72 so get that vision out of your mind. The spread on these coins are not that dramatic, but with the right magnification, you can see them. Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to photograph a really good close up but maybe Lee Lydson will pop on here and show us some of his stuff. If I am not mistaken, Lee was the first one to find a 73S DDO that was graded a 69DCAM and he had the first two. Thanks to everyone else for your comments. She is a beauty...or should I say he is a beauty![/QUOTE]
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