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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kristine Garrant, post: 8209647, member: 124772&quot;][ATTACH=full]1440005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1440006[/ATTACH] Good Evening Gentlemen! I hope everyone had a good week.&nbsp; We here in NC have been blessed with beautiful spring-like weather during the afternoons.&nbsp; Another one is on the books for tomorrow.&nbsp; I might just be able to finish up this roof re-do finally!</p><p><br /></p><p>So here goes.</p><p><br /></p><p>After looking for a whole day, if this is a DDO, i would say either a 1955 1 cent WDDO-003 or a 1955 WDDO-008/009.&nbsp; From what I have learned so far and in trying to attempt to apply it to an actual coin as like a school test, this is what I have come up with.&nbsp; I was starting to look at the possibility if this was one of the DDO/DDR versions, but my head is swimming and I knew it would take hours for me to transfer these to my laptop, try to do a side by side with Wexler&#039;s pictures and type out the narrative,</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; I do understand that the higher MS grades are the ones most sought after (MS 68,69, 70) hence the huge difference in value (pcgs).&nbsp; An MS 68 versus a MS 65.&nbsp; I saw the price drop from like $4600 down to like $1 on that small date bronze 1982 (P i think) last night!</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; I do understand that the likely hood of finding one of these high quality H20 (ty Adam Sandler) coins from pocket change/coin roll is practically non-existent.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; If there are different varieties of an error, in this case DDO, AND different die stages AND different PMD according to each coin....how do you tell if you have one? Especially if there are no die markers?</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; I do understand that not every die marker will show throughout the die stages.&nbsp; I do understand that PMD can also obliterate these markers.&nbsp; I do understand that not every variety of a particular DDO is going to command the same value.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; I do understand that I could be completely wrong and that my coin is NOT a DDO at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>BUT I still think it absolutely totally cool if I did find one!&nbsp; Even if the value of my coin, cause of popularity, die stage and PMD, and quality make it only worth 1 cent.&nbsp; It still would just be too cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, these are the pictures I have.&nbsp; I am working on getting a better understanding of this whole process, cause and effect, etc.&nbsp; I will tell you what I think it is after going through the different varieties and markers from Wexler&#039;s.&nbsp; I am having the hardest time on my laptop trying to put pics side by side for comparison.&nbsp; I am done trying that bs for today.&nbsp; I have spent hours trying to figure it out, i still can&#039;t, and i am not giving it another minute today at least. Eeww! I am so frustrated. Lol</p><p><br /></p><p>In the last picture, the collage one, the 2nd and 6th pic (the lighter color ones), are from Wexler&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I would appreciate it if you would throw in your 2 cents, as to whether I am on the right track as to identifying marks created by the mint, attempting to identify varieties, attempting to learn the definitions and lingo associated with numismatics.&nbsp; I chose this coin cuz it&#039;s a familiar one to you guys.</p><p><br /></p><p>DISCLAIMER:</p><p>I AM NOT IN ANYWAY CLAIMIMG TO HAVE STRUCK IT RICH OR JUMPING WAY OUT OF BOUNDS THINKING I HAVE FOUND THE MOST HOLY GRAIL.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I WOULD LIKE VERIFICATION ON WHAT I HAVE LEARNED SO FAR ABOUT IDENTIFICATION. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I COME TO YOU HAVING RESEARCHED THE MATERIAL BEFOREHAND AND HAVE NOT JUST JUMPED TO CONCLUSIONS WITH BLANTANT NAIVETY. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I AM USING THIS COIN BECAUSE OF ITS FAMILIARITY AND BECAUSE I CAME ACROSS IT IN A COIN ROLL TODAY. </p><p><br /></p><p>I AM TRYING TO LEARN THE BASICS OF NUMISMATICS, [ATTACH=full]1440007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1440017[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1440016[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1440019[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1440021[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1440020[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1440023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1440018[/ATTACH] NOT EVEN IMPLYING THAT I COULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THAT IN 1 WEEK.&nbsp; NOTHING ELSE AND NOTHING MORE.&nbsp; THIS IS PURELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you in advance for your time, effort, charitable contribution and patience in helping me with my numismatic education.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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