1916-S Lincoln DDO
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Does anyone have the slightest idea or any information on the 1916-S Lincoln with the word LIBERTY doubled? Lange has a picture in his book on Lincoln Cents but no info about value or rarity. I found one in a PCGS holder, 64BN but there isn't any attribution on the label. Any help is much appreciated. THANKS!
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Thanks RickO! You potentially saved me some money there. Now the only remaining mystery is what Lange is referring to. He thought enough of it to include a picture. It is on page 121 of David W. Lange The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents 2005 (not Lynch and not 1995...so much for my relying on memory - apologies to everyone for those errors) His reference is to "Fivaz and Stanton" not Fivas. Jeez that is embarrassing. (I've corrected the earlier entries)
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Neither Wexler or Wiles or Coppercoins show a listing for said variety...You sure is not just strike doubling?
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Honestly I really don't know. All I've ever seen is the photo in David Lange's book on Lincoln Cents (2005) and I haven't been able to find another thing about it. He referenced Bill Fivaz I believe. I'm guessing it is one of those minor things that was simply forgotten from lack of interest. Otherwise something would have been on the internet and there I've drawn blanks. I was hoping someone here might have a clue about it.
I've never heard of any hub doubling on that date/Mint either. The only other suggestion I would have is to check Wexler's website-http://doubleddie.com/
Maybe there is an entry in the Fivaz book "Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties" and Lange got his picture and "DDO-1" designation from that. I don't own that book but maybe I can sneak a peak at a bookstore or just buy one. It is interesting that David Lange thought enough of it to put it in his very good volume on Lincoln cents but then it seems to have fallen off the radar. Maybe someone has the Fivas book and could look it up for me. If not, I'll keep working on it.
It is not listed in the Cherrypickers Guide...... I just checked Sixth Edition, Volume I...... Cheers, RickO
Thanks RickO! I appreciate you doing that.
For anyone who would like to check what I originally found about the 1916-S: it is on page 121 of David W. Lange's 2005 book, "The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents". The photo is attributed to "Fivaz and Stanton" and the error is labelled "DDO-1". (I misspoke earlier calling him "Lynch" oops. I also called Fivaz "Fivas", so further apologies for those errors.)