Worn 2004P Nickel DDO-001

This is my second one. Easy to spot after looking through several of the regulars. Good luck in your next hunt!

 

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Wow, that is really hard to spot. Meow may have missed many similar coins. Thanks for sharing, so other Cats know what to look for.

 

It is in the Cherry Pickers guide book

 

Meow can see it in this coin because you pointed it out. But in the wild, Meow might of let one like this go with giving it even slight sniff. It sure is hard to spot them.

 

Nice find. I would of missed this probably as well.

 

Very nice!

 

When roll hunting I set aside specific dates to look for particular errors that interest me and then view them through magnification later when I have the time.

 

Meow tried something like that when Meow started. Meow separated every quarter by state, and ATBs first before looking through them. It took a lot of time, too much time for Meow level of patience. So Meow scrutinizes coins one at a random time. And decides then if its a keeper, or a spender. Meow is sure a few good ones slipped by Meow's cold nose.

 

I made a list of all the quarters I would like to find, assigned them a spot, then put them in their spots while opening rolls. Later I go through several of the same exact coin under a scope looking for that particular coins error. You see a lot of the exact same images this way so, when one with slight doubling like this one comes under the scope it stands out very easily.

 

Make a list. Sort away anything not worth keeping. Then you’re cutting out coins that don’t have known varieties. It’ll save you lots of time so you can spend more time chasing that darn red dot that disappears every time you catch it and then reappears magically in front of you.

 

Thanks for your input. But would not doing it that way make one miss out on die breaks and cuds? Meow finds one every so often. And one cannot predict what year they would be. And yea, what is up with that little red dot? It moves so fast, and has the ability to just disappear into thin air.

 

Meow has got a lot better at knowing what is what since starting CRH less than a year ago. Mostly all learned from places like this. These forums are great for Newbie Kitties.

 

Yes, you would miss out on a lot of minor, worthless die cracks and chips but you would increase your chances of finding more valuable coins because you would increase the # of coins passing through your hands/paws. When I open a roll I do a quick look at both sides of the coin, noting alignment, anything obviously out of the norm and the year. This first look is where I have found most all of my noteworthy errors(Most any cud or crack of notable value will be visible to the naked eye on any old year). If I have a slot for that coin marked in my box, in it goes for closer inspection at a later time. If not then it goes into a bucket to be re-rolled. I used to look at every single coin under a microscope but now I just concentrate on the known, documented errors I want to find and my success rate is much better with less effort spent. I encourage you to try again, making a list of the errors you really want to find and assigning a spot for each one in a tray.

 

I have one too but I just wanted to show you this pic because it does not have real wild R in TRUST like yours does. you can see the notching on mine but your R is wild!!! great find.

 

Smart. I used to do something similar but lately I've been looking over every coin; I need to stop! It gets hard on the eyes!

 

My R is damaged.

 

That's why I've been looking at every one too

 

Nothing wrong with looking at every coin. I just decided to spend more of my time looking at the right coins for what I want.

 

I still look at every coin, but only coins on my list, or ones that stand out get scrutiny under a loupe. Also, it’s much easier to notice a variety after seeing the same non variety coin 50 straight times. It really is a time saver.

And don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll catch that red dot eventually.

 

I guess that is valid! I suppose truthfully the errors you can see without a loupe are the ones you want.