Value on doubled die 1928 vf-ef wheatie

CouchP

I was going through my wheaties and found a doubled die VF - EF. The 9 and 2 are very obvious, the Y in liberty shows doubling as well. the 1 seems to be fatter and so does the 8, the 8 seems to have been rubbed though.

I cannot find reference to this die variety in the cherrypickers guide V1.

What do you think a speciment like this would go for?

CouchP

Whats up, am I not supposed to post this type of question here?

TheNumish

You'll have to be patient on this one. It's a specialized question so you'll have to wait a little while until someone sees it who can give a good answer.

CouchP

Thanks for the reply, just thought I had broken etiquete.

richbeat

Any chance of a scan? It's really hard to give an answer without seeing it. The first thing is to make sure it's not machine doubling. Is the doubling raised and rounded (doubled die), or is it flat and shelflike (machine doubling)? Machine doubling is very common and rarely carries a premium. An option might be to send it to an error/variety specialist. Good luck!

clackamas

Well a VF 1928 is only worth a couple of bucks, if the DD is blatant than I am sure it has been previously discovered. if it is a known DD it would probably fetch $10 to $20 on ebay. If its not known, you should look in books by Fivaz or similar staure authors to be sure, you can send the coin to John Wexler to authenticate it. I recently found 4 1939 DDO's that are in GEM+ red, listed in cherry pickers and are only worth $100 or so each.


Details on sending coins to John.

Reporting new varities, If you have suspected RPM's or Doubled Dies which you would like to report or have attributed the following guidelines need to be followed.


1. A fee of $3 per coin, plus return postage and insurance must be included with coins sent for examination.

2. Only 3 coins per shipment may be sent.

3. Do not send any additional shipments until your previous shipments have been returned to you.

4. NEVER send coins by certified mail. If they are lost or stolen in the mail, you will not be able to recover any of their value. Certified mail does not carry any insurance.

5. Be sure to package your coins very carefully. If they can move about in the package, they are more likely to be lost.

6. Coins with an estimated value of $500 should be sent by Insured First Class Mail. If coins are valued at $500 or more, they should be sent by Registered Mail.

7. Be sure to adequately describe what you observed on each of the coins so that we both are looking at the same thing.


JOHN A. wexler
PO BOX 544
Quakertown, PA. 18951-

merz2

CouchP
I have looked at all my books and there is no mention of a Dbl Die for 1928.If that is what you have,you need to get it verified and attributed.It is currently unknown.There is a site coppercoins.com that has very good pictures of most known varieties.Also there is Ken Potter's site.He can attribute it for a fee.I hope this helps.

JohnsCoins

I checked the CONECA master listing and they have no listing for a 1928 double die wheat cent. James Wiles would be another person to send your coin to for authentication. You can find this listing by searching for CONECA.

John

CouchP

Here are some close up images of the doubling. Is this machine or die double?

kingmatt

Looks like strike doubling to me.

lathmach

Strike doubling on the date. I can't pull up the second pic.

Ray

richbeat

Looks flat. That's machine doubling.