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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;crypto79, post: 1862844, member: 24254&quot;]Many people are casually aware of their existence but might not know the full story of the 1934-d Doubled Die Peace Dollar. This special issue has caught my imagination for a couple of reasons and is often forgotten as it is just &quot;another VAM&quot;. I see it as one of the very few and strongest naked eye Doubled die silver dollars in American history. This fun regular Redbook not only has&nbsp; dramatic doubling to the profile, eye,&nbsp; tiara and the words (God We) but is also found with two naked eye different Rev Dies (Large filled MM and small high) and is one of only a handful of examples of easy die pair matching in the 20th.&nbsp; Making this especially interesting is the fact that it appears that the Doubled Die went through a full production run and can be picked unattributed and raw with a little looking, most often with the Large D Rev with accounts for at least 95% of the production run.</p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/02898761/image1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Die pair matching is common of 19th American issues as many parts of the die were applied by hand where one obv is found with multiple Rev dies and vise verse but as manufacturing processes were perfected it gets harder to find one determinable difference on one side let alone both that can be mixed and matched.&nbsp; The double die Obv die is known with both a Large D and a small D mint mark. This is further expanded as both of those mint marks are known with non-doubled Obv dies as well as the Error die.</p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/02898761/image.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>From my studies I have concluded that the Micro D came 2nd as I have found die cracks on the DDO die only with the small D die in a couple of different progressions. Also of note, the Large D Rev when paired to the Non-doubled Obv Die is not always filled and less filled on EDS. This leads me to believe that the flow went like this.</p><p>Non-DDO Obv/Large D&gt;&gt;&gt;DDO Obv/Large D&gt;&gt;&gt;DDO Obv/small D&gt;&gt;&gt;Non-DDO Obv/small D</p><p><br /></p><p>The Large D is not rare and only scarce in UNC, I have seen over 100 UNC in holders attributed and unattributed over the years up to 66+. It can often be plucked off of silver dollar tables at just about any show in Cir Grades for normal prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Small D is a legitimate rarity in just about all grades. What little that were produced appears to have entered circulation maybe in just one or two bags. Most often found in VF-XF and often with problems such as cleaning/mishandling/counting damage. Anecdotal stories speak of mostly being found out west when they were originally discovered coupled with heavy circulation I would guess Casinos. With less than 200 total known it also is a condition rarity in UNC with only about 2 dozen graded with the max being MS64. These are known as the King of the Peace Dollars and resubmissions are prevalent and the pops fairly stable.&nbsp; People have been looking for these for a number of years with little luck after the initial push.</p><p>Thought I would share a interesting &amp; fun American Silver dollar abnormality. My personal examples in a matched PCGS Double Holder</p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/15526842/Vam3%2062.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/13731015/1934d%20VAM%20MS62.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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