Need help from Roosevelt variety guys

JRocco

I just found a nice 70D DDR. I see 3 DDR varieties listed on the CONECA site, but to this day I can not figure out the rarity of the listed varieties based on their pop #'s. The coin does not appear to match any of their markers. Does anyone have any idea which variety this is or if it has enough value to preserve in a slab? It is a decent grade unc coin 64-5ish. Thanks in advance.

sinin1

how can you be sure it is not just 'machine doubling' ? and actually a double die?


usually a larger area is involved with DD's

JRocco

Usually seeing split serifs (like on this example) are a givaway that it is true doubling and not machine doubling. Machine doubling is when the die bounces after the strike, usually leaving a shelf like appearance to the design. This may be an example of Master die doubling, I just do not know the Roosevelt series well enough to know, thats why I am asking some of the Roosevelt people here. As far as a larger area being involved- that depends on the amount of doubling on that particular doubled die. Some doubling is miniscule on some pieces while other doubled coinage is major.

koynekwest

Did you find it in a Mint set? Looks like it may be 1-R-V. Kind of common and not worth the cost of slabbing as an MS65 is worth maybe $15-$20.

JRocco

I am not really sure where I got it from, I put together this Dansco set maybe 20 years ago and I pulled coins from sets, slabs and raw pieces. Thanks for the info koynekwest, I guess I will just put it back in its spot.