Take a look at the photo link MFeld provided, to see
what the real coin looks like.
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Thank you digital microscope helps out saves my eyes. I did find 1963 quarter ddo the other day. It Matched the photos I just sent it off to graded last week!
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That is not the rare/valuable DDO. Here is what they look like: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1969-s-1c-ddo-fs-101-028-bn/37994/55
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
That is mechanical doubling. Very common on cents of that era.
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Not even the best example of Mechanical Doubling.
Take a look at the photo link MFeld provided, to see
what the real coin looks like.
Just to add, it has to match the pics exactly to be the known DD.
@Dh1979....Welcome aboard.... As stated above, that is mechanical doubling and not a doubled die....Cheers, RickO
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Welcome! Fun find but I agree with everyone else. Keep hunting.
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Ok thank you! I appreciate the feed back! So it has to be very obvious?
Yes, see the link above in the second post.
You think the OP needs to see a doctor?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Some DDs are more obvious than others, but a DD for a particular year/mm must match the known example(s) exactly.
For 1969S, the DD is very extreme.
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Keep at it cause you never know what’s around the corner.
Welcome to the forum. Keep looking... the good ones are out there!
Nice pictures, by the way.
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Try going to Varietyvista.com to check for high quality images of 20th century doubled dies. You can verify them there.
And by the way-welcome!
Thank you digital microscope helps out saves my eyes. I did find 1963 quarter ddo the other day. It Matched the photos I just sent it off to graded last week!