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Please share pics and personal stories about your variety discoveries
Onedollarnohollar
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I'm sure there are some fascinating stories associated with these discoveries. I have yet to find any undiscovered varieties but enjoy collecting them. Please show at least one pic with your story. Also, if a friend who has passed that was a discoverer of a famous variety and you'd like to share their story, please do. I look forward to reading and being educated about the history and names associated with the many established varieties we all enjoy searching for today.
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I "discovered" the 1982 small date cents a week or two before they were announced in Coin World, etc.
Of course there was no Internet at the time so I didn't do anything about my discovery. But I know that I found it on my own. :-)
It's not one of the big ones, but, I discovered a 1913-D Type 1 Buffalo Nickel Doubled Die Reverse. I was at a local show looking at some Type 1 Buffalo's to buy as a type coin. While I was examining the reverse of the Denver coin, I noticed some doubling in the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. So I bought it, brought it home, photographed it and studied it. I posted it on this forum to get opinions on it. I had quite a few people on here agreeing with me that they thought it was a DDR.
I eventually sent the coin to James Wiles to examine. He declared it a DDR the first for the 1913-D Type 1. It has been since listed by CONECA as 1913-D DDR-001 and by John Wexler as WDDR-001 on his site doubleddie.com. I currently have it in an ANACS holder with the attribution and "Discovery Piece".
Here are some links to some sites regarding it.
James Wiles VarietyVista
Wexlers Die Varieties
CoinWorld Article
And here are some images of the coin.
Great idea for a thread.... one day, I hope to find something new....until then, I will be happy just finding 'something'....
Cheers, RickO