1972 DDO
Dallife
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Hi guys, I'm pretty sure this is an fs-103. I've had this coin for a few years and was pretty proud of it as this was my first DDO find and you can easily see the doubling with a loupe. I'm sorry for the screen pics, I know how much everyone hates them.
It sucks there's corrosion on the edge by "Liberty" but that's my question, would it still be worth anything with it?
I was laid off recently and had another situation that has me trying to see if some of my finds are worth selling. I kept all my finds and showed them off to visitors and later they would always ask if I've found anything else interesting 😁 as a lot of people don't know about these things. 
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I think I agree
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Yes.
Split tips evident on IN and a little on WE.
https://doubleddie.com/384301.html
There were several DDO dies used in 1972 for cent production with varying degrees of doubling. Only one die has the extreme doubling that produced cents that brings the high prices. Unfortunately, your coin is not one of them from this die. Check the PCGS Coin Facts web site to see some pics of the one that is valuable.
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This might be helpful:
https://www.lincolncentresource.com/doubledies/doubledies.html
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Can we see a close up of LIBERTY?
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I agree with the above. But, get it out of that holder and give it an acetone bath to get rid of that green on the lower left obverse. Then do not put it back in that holder, get a new one.
bob
True, but he already knows which coin his is, because he attributed his coin as FS-103,
instead of the extreme one which is FS-102.
Your comment is still good on the relative values, though.
Good find... definitely one of the doubled dies in 1972. But as mentioned, not the big one. BUT still has some value and should be able to sell on ebay. Before selling, certainly best to identify which die it actually is, varietyvista.com is also a good source.
From my roll searching during the hot summer of 1972 I finally DID find the ‘big one’ but I remember also finding 4 of the minor varieties. Over time though I lost track of the minors but still have the big one. This experience indicates the comparative rarities. ****Great Find!