Doubled Die Trade dollar auction?

crypto79

What would be your thoughts about this coin based of the auction, would you bid?good deal or bad?

braddick

Yes. It's authentic and had an overall nice and pleasing appearance, IMHO- chopmark and all.

AUandAG

Yep, I would have had I seen it.

bob

Mercury10c

No. Raw trade dollar + ebay + foreign seller = too much risk for my taste

braddick

<< <i>No. Raw trade dollar + ebay + foreign seller = too much risk for my taste >>



Raw trade dollar- sells cheap to those that identify it as genuine + eBay/Paypal buyers protection + Canadian seller = no risk.

ProofCents

50/50 odds on that one being real

crypto79

Even though the pictures are so so I thought I could tell

If it was real
If the Chop mark was real
condition
Luster
Originalty
strike(77's are known to be weak)
die pair
die state

I will say what I thought if a little while, what do you all see?

TennesseeDave

I think the coin is real and very well struck for a 77-P.I have seen very few with fully struck stars and head detail.Also fairly rare chopmarked as are all Philadelphia minted Trade dollars.I meant to bid,but forgot.After closely studying the photos,I'm concerned that there may be some graffiti on the obverse just between star 10 and the left elbow.

coindeuce

The repunched star #13 is a sure sign of authenticity. Winner!

crypto79

<< <i>The repunched star #13 is a sure sign of authenticity. Winner! >>



Getting warmer!

coindeuce

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<< <i>The repunched star #13 is a sure sign of authenticity. Winner! >>



Getting warmer! >>

braddick

Is it a (slightly) circulated PROOF?

crypto79

Very Rare 1877 DDO FS-101

High Res Picture of the finest one known

I have the coin in hand and am as sure as one could be it will grade AU53(+or-) Chop Mark DDO FS-101. Might be the only known chop mark example, but will have to look into that. If it had to be chop marked that is about as choice as it gets. The luster and original skin are great too.

braddick

I'm not familiar with this one.
Please describe where we find the doubling. Is it within the berries?

Raybo

I like it!

tradedollarnut

Doubled die trade dollars are fairly rare. However, collectors of doubled die trade dollars are even rarer.

crypto79

<< <i>I'm not familiar with this one.
Please describe where we find the doubling. Is it within the berries? >>



Looking at the picture of mine as the PCGS one is a later die state, The ropes around the hay bail are rotated every one of the wheat stalks and the last 4 or 5 stars. Also do to their incused nature the strongest doubling is in Liberty + ribbon and in god we trust + ribbon. It pops much better in hand. Little things like 2 almost complete B's in liberty are missed in pictures.

RWB

The doubling actually makes the wheat look better.

coindeuce

There is another lesser doubled die variety of 1877, which has features similar(doubled LIBERTY, doubled wheat stalks) to your FS-101. I placed a PCGS-62 with Don Rinkor last year.

crypto79

<< <i>There is another lesser doubled die variety of 1877, which has features similar(doubled LIBERTY, doubled wheat stalks) to your FS-101. I placed a PCGS-62 with Don Rinkor last year. >>



is it not the same doubled die?

crypto79

bump for day people

keoj

TDN,

I resemble that remark!!!!!!

keoj

Crypto found a great one...the 77 DDO is quite difficult to locate. I have never seen one with a Chopmark until this one. As far as I am aware, there is just one DDO variety for 77. The census that I am aware of is 63, 62, 61 (one each) and an AU or two. I have seen several in low grade and cleaned. Congrats to Crypto.