Is this the 1974D Doubled Die?

ledzep87

Sorry about the crappy pic.

I bought a box of halves from the bank this afternoon and found two of these. Is it the real deal?

While going through the box, I found the following:

* (11) 40% Halves
* (4) British Pennies? (years: 1921, 1936, 1946, 1946)
* (1) New Zealand Penny (1943)
* (1) Proof 1980S JFK Half
and the two questionable 1974D Doubled die JFKs.

Thanks for looking!

TAClough

YES

commoncents05

yep, nice find!!!!

-Paul

NICK72

Why do you guys say yes? It looks like machine doubling to me.

ledzep87

<< <i>Why do you guys say yes? It looks like machine doubling to me. >>



I wasn't sure, so I asked.

I looked for past threads that dealt with 1974D Doubled dies and found this (much better pic) :



Edited to add: Thanks for your help!

cladking

<< <i>Why do you guys say yes? It looks like machine doubling to me. >>




I think the picture is poor but that certainly appears to be the DDO.

marxbuff

From what i can see, yes, it does look like one. Nice find!

NICK72

Now would this coin be considered an error or a variety?

AJ2525

I wonder how common these are.

I've found two in circulation. I'd like to find one in a Mint Set in better condition.

I have one 1973-D DDO. It's not in very nice condition but still very cool to find.

Nice find!

cladking

<< <i>Now would this coin be considered an error or a variety? >>




It's a variety because it affects the die and is consistent from coin to coin.

Errors tend to be unique or made for a short time with each being different.

Most varieties are intentional or inadvertant while errors tend to be more accidental.

These are just rules of thumb for differentiating errors and varieties.

19Lyds

Looks like a DDO to me. Granted the photo could have been more revealing but the doubling on the leg of the R is pretty unmistakable.