1995-D DDO?

SpecGotCoins

If this is a DDO it's one of the weirdest I've seen. Has anyone seen any errors like this? https://photos.app.goo.gl/MdZnZeR258qFbdgc8https://photos.app.goo.gl/PoDW6khFY2CyABbt9https://photos.app.goo.gl/WjGr6cjPjt5Vo2cs6

MasonG

I don't see any pictures but based on past experience with these sorts of threads, I'm going with DD-NO.

ifthevamzarockin

All I see is a normal cent with zinc rot.

WaterSport

http://www.varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/DDO 1995-D.htm

SpecGotCoins

But the "5" and the "W" look like clear doubling?...

jonathanb

@SpecGotCoins said:
But the "5" and the "W" look like clear doubling?...

a) No they don't

b) A doubled die by definition was created by doubling the die. That's what the words say, and that's what the words mean. Please discuss how it would be possible for to have a doubled die with with doubling on only two characters on the entire die

SpecGotCoins

Oh well. Yet another crushing defeat in my search for a truly unique coin that may impact my life positively. And the search continues.

coinbuf

You are wasting your time searching when you have no idea what to search for. Every thread you have started claiming to have found a DD has in fact been simple strike doubling or die deterioration doubling. Until you educate yourself on how coins are made and how a doubled die happens all you will find is the same junk you have found.

JBK

My own approach is that searchers should make a list of known DDs and then scrutinize coins they come across that are those dates/mm.

Looming for DDs on random coins is a huge waste of time for most people.

ifthevamzarockin

"a truly unique coin that may impact my life positively."

Chances of that happening with a minor doubled die on a circulated cent is not good.

JBK

@SpecGotCoins said:
Oh well. Yet another crushing defeat in my search for a truly unique coin that may impact my life positively. And the search continues.

Here is my "truly unique coin". It's a 2016 nickel struck over a 2015 nickel. I found it in a box of new nickels.

It is ultra-rare and is no doubt the best thing I could ever hope to find. Finding it was possible because I knew what sorts of things to look for and what sorts of things to ignore. By not spending time on the wrong things I could generate volume.

It's all about focusing your efforts.

As I sometimes say, if you want to find rare or valuable coins, look at more coins, don't at your coins more closely.

ricko

@SpecGotCoins.... Buy the books (Cherry Pickers Guide, Redbook and more), visit the websites recommended...Study the minting process. Cheers, RickO

SpecGotCoins

Thanks Ricko and JBK. Y'all are helpful and nice. I appreciate the words and advice. 🤫