Washington Quarter 43P DDO ????

bizzarri

I'm new to this ... it looks just like my red book.
Thanks for everyone's help... it's fun if nothing else!

regards,

Maurice

bizzarri

No one?

rwhite

1943 quarters have a large number of DDO and DDR's. Only a few have high value. You might want to ask 'whitewashqtr', a member of this board, for help.

Oh, BTW, PCGS only certifies one of the many 1943 DDO varieties. Its currently a Pop 1 in all grades, and has been for the last 2 years.

MrSunshine

Bizzarri,

You will read many times on this forum that it's hard to tell from a scan. If you will look at your Redbook with a 16x loupe, I think you can see the differences.
ps: welcome to the forum

bizzarri

OK, I stared at both for a while, and now I know the difference. Thanks for the clue - look at the picture
with a loop, too. I'll remember that.

regards,

Maurice

koynekwest

The best 1943 DDO Washington (and the one PCGS will slab is CONECA 11-O-I; cross referenced as DDO006 in the Wexler/Flynn book. It's very easy to identify as it's by far the strongest for the year. It is, in fact, considerably stronger than the similar well known 1943-S.
As far as I know, only 2 Mint State examples exist along with several (probably fewer than 25) circulated coins ranging in grade from Good to XF. I once owned a Good and currently own the MS61 discovery piece.
It's a "knockout" doubled die.

bizzarri

No pictures of your coin?

Inquiring minds want to see and learn!

Thanks for the detailed reply.