1936 Buffalo DDO-1 or DDO-2? New photo added.

OnWithTheHunt

Thought I had included closeup photo of the date, Sorry for the mixup...

Have DDO-1 in a PCGS MS-63 slab, but the doubling on this one, although a lower grade, seems stronger on the date and different on LIBERTY. I'm confused.

crazyhounddog

I believe what you see on Liberty is the metal being stretched to the rim and bringing the letters with it.

cmerlo1

Looks to be an earlier die state of DDO-001. DDO-002 doesn't have the strong doubling on the date.

http://www.varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/1936PDDO001.htm

Greenstang

It looks like Die Deterioration Doubling.
You can see the flow lines

cmerlo1

@Greenstang said:
It looks like Die Deterioration Doubling.
You can see the flow lines

It's a well-known class VI (distended hub doubling) DDO, listed in the Cherrypicker's Guide as FS-101. See my post above with the link to Variety Vista. Class VI doubled dies can cause a 'smeared' effect, making lettering look thick..

OnWithTheHunt

@cmerlo1 said:
Looks to be an earlier die state of DDO-001. DDO-002 doesn't have the strong doubling on the date.

http://www.varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/1936PDDO001.htm

I wish the date doubling on my 63 was as strong as on this coin..