Hate to say the D word, but - THIS IS A DOUBLED DIE COIN (with a larger spread than many)!
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Nope, sorry, just plain old hub doubling.
Unfortunately, there are some folks here who may not get your humor.
One of my favorites.
I am glad you did!
That one has been known since 1939.
A "double stop" on the high 'cello.
Great coin.
Oddly enough, this is a Jefferson variety I have been unable to cherry pick despite looking through damn near the entire mintage.
DD coins have a lot more panache than the typical "errors", definitely a neat desirable coin.
Finally, whew! I was wondering how long it would take before somebody found something cool.
As long as they have reasonable separation. Some of the minor DD's that express as simply extra wide letters lack "panache"
The 39 DD is definitely the King of the DD Nickels, but some of the 45s are interesting and fairly visible.
Reasonable separation, well put.
I can dig a spread like that.
dramatic!
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Yeah, 45-P DDO#1 is a good one.
I thought the 1916 DDO was the king of DD nickels.
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True. I meant jeffersons.
That's the ONLY DDR I ever found in circulation !
That is indeed a nice DDR....great spread on the letters. Would love to find one roll searching....Well, it could happen...
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I have a friend that has one of those in MS66!
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Very nice variety! I used to have a MS example...sold it. I recently picked a nicely toned AU example.
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Beauuutiful DD! One of my favorites for sure. This DD has the same quality and recognition as the famous '55 DD Lincoln.
That said, I don't understand the difference in value?
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Lincoln cents have always been more popular than Jefferson nickels.
It's always supply relative to demand. Even a unique coin that no one wants will have limited value.
Could it also be a question of America favoring Abe more than Thomas as President?
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Maybe. I think there's a lot that goes into it.
One of the biggest factors is "penny boards ". Most kids in the 40s and on got started with filling cent albums from circulation. Those glaring SVDB and 55DD holes linger in your mind to adulthood.
Are you serious? The doubling on this coin doesn't begin to compare to the doubling on the1955 DDO cent.
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Degree of doubling (spread) does not always convey a high value. Look at the 1963 Washington FS-101. Great spread but still cheap!
Could be because they were very easy to find and most are high grade. A conspiracy nut might say that
every-so-often the Mint produces something as this to spur sales. It's something I should do as the Mint Director.
That's because most are found in Mint sets and the variety is common. The same can be said about the 1974-D DDO-001 half dollar.
I tried to buy one of these once from a customer, it was smokin, He would not sell it, In fact, it might be the same coin that asheland' buddy has, asheland aren't you over in the Asheville area. That's where this guy was from when he passed thru a few years ago??
That’s a very cool nickel, man😎
I found one of those last year and in a mint set, MS65 value I think $90.00
$90? It's still relatively common.
Since these are found in Mint sets the survivabilty is high, much more so than something that was released directly into circulation. And most in Mint sets are early die states. Many that were found in the Mint sets have been cherried but at one time 25-25 years ago they were easy to find.
Did you sell your MS65 for $90?
It's confirmed, but looks like MDD to me.
Pete
I actually got it
Thank you for the posting ..... always fun seeing double
No, I'm keeping it for now , that was the book value. So probably worth less.
Think of the time period. Way back in 1939 or 1940, this gem ('39 Jeffers.DD) had to fuel the hobby tremendously! Esp. in the variety/error category. Think of the hunt and/or craze this new DD must have caused? So,16 or 17 years later, the famous '55 DD came out. Does anyone suppose this new DD would stop the love for the former Nickel DD? Meaning, do you think the collectors back then would throw the Monticello under the bus for this new DD? Just a thought. I am aware of the present love for the '55 but how 'bout back in the day?
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.You've assumed too much. It's quite possible no one cared in 1940.
Also, keep in mind that this doubling is on a small feature. It is not always visible to the naked eye, especially to noncollectors.
You may be right? Yeah, when and even why, would anybody even think of taking a microscope or a magnifier to a coin back then? It would be worth the time and effort to dig in history to discover when and what coin was the "first" coin to be called a variety/error? Am I digging too deep? LOL
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.According to a stacks catalog, this variety wasn't even discovered until the end of 1942.
Oh? Nice detective work!
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.1942? Wow, guess what coins just hit my brain?
The varieties/errors just get better as time goes.
Here's another thought. Think of the first person to ever discover a variety/error coin. Imagine his eagerness to check for all the possibilities, past, present and future?
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Again, you're projecting into the past. Varieties are so common on 19th century coins, nobody probably cared except for a couple curmudgeons who complained about shoddy Mint production quality.
In fact, if you go back to hand struck coins, each coin is virtually unique.
It's not the errors that made the coins popular, in all likelihood, but the person who decided to hype them.
Well I like to meet the man/woman who hyped them. I'll give them a great big KISS. That is if they're still alive.
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Pete-it is a doubled die. And a decent one at that.
I can remember when the only two varieties anyone paid attention to was the 3 legged buff and the 55/55 1c. A few others were known but were pretty much ignored except for the 20th century overdates. There was lots more out there, tho.
Lol. Nothing wrong with loving them.