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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 94838, member: 4350&quot;]Hi,</p><p>I&#039;ve found 6 1983 DDRs in the past five years. 2 1972 DDOs(the big 0nes) , scores of other 1972 DDO varieities. Literally hundreds of nice DDO and DDR coins mostly on cents and halves.</p><p><br /></p><p>The best advice I could give you is to get a nice high powered jewelers loupe and a book called &quot;The Cherrypickers&#039; Guide to Rare Die Varieties&quot; by Fivaz and Stanton, edited by Mike Ellis.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have found all kinds of errors and varieties. </p><p>There are varieties on the following (there are more, but I will list some off the top of my head.&nbsp; These are on Lincoln Cents minted since 1959.</p><p><br /></p><p>1959 DDO</p><p>1960 DDO</p><p>1960 D DDO</p><p>1960 D Repunched Mintmarks</p><p>1961 D Repunched Mintmarks</p><p>1962 DDO</p><p>1963 DDO</p><p>1963 D DDO</p><p>1964 DDR at least two types</p><p>1966 DDR</p><p>1968 D DDR</p><p>1969 S DDO at least two types</p><p>1970 S DDO</p><p>1971 DDO several types</p><p>1972 DDO several types</p><p>1972 D DDO several types</p><p>1972 S DDO</p><p>1973 D</p><p>1980 DDO</p><p>1982 DDO</p><p>1983 DDR two types</p><p>1983 DDO four types I think</p><p>1984 DDO at least three types</p><p>1984 D DDO</p><p>1985 DDO</p><p>1985 D DDO</p><p>1986 DDO</p><p>1989 DDO more than 20 varieties</p><p>1992 AM touching on reverse</p><p>1994 DDR</p><p>1995 DDO several types</p><p>1995 D DDO</p><p>1997 Doubled Ear DDO</p><p>1998 AM separated on reverse</p><p>1999 &quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;</p><p>2000 &quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There are even minor DDOs on 2003, 2004 and 2005 cents.&nbsp; They are not supposed to exist, but they do.</p><p>And so on.</p><p>Like I said, this is off the top of my head on cents.&nbsp; I know I missed some.&nbsp; The odds of finding good stuff is actually pretty good once you know what you are looking for.</p><p>It takes a while before you can tell a true Doubled Die from mechanical doubling.&nbsp; I usually average 1 or 2 doubled die coins in each $50.00 bag of cents that I look through.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also found off center struck coins,&nbsp; capped die strikes, blank planchets, indented strike coins, major CUDS, coins struck on incomplete planchets and others.</p><p><br /></p><p>You have to know what to look for<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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