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D over D?
Carpenter440
Posts: 16 ✭
Looks like a D over D.
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Carpenter440
Posts: 16 ✭
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Looks luke machine doubling
Can’t be a D/D, the mint mark was on the master die, not hand punched.
normal mintmark
i think that started in 1990
OMG.. I've only been looking at pennies not much longer than 6-7 months tops. How else do we learn than to ask questions. Why be a Negative Nancy Nae Sayer. Maybe when you see Carpenter440 don't read it.
Ty all for your answers. In a short time I've learned alot.
Neither die varieties or errors are topics that can effectively be learned by being spoon fed answers. In order to find such coins, you should have been learning by reading and studying to gain the necessary knowledge before actually searching for any coins. You decided to search while knowing of nothing to search for, and therefore nothing is what you will find, whether you search for another 7 months or 7 years.
Yes, if you looked long enough, you would eventually find a 2000 wide AM cent, in spite of your track record; they are just that common and easy to find (as cents go). Of course, it would not be rare and only of very modest value in the condition that you would find in a circulated pile of coins. That being said, if a 2000 wide AM cent will scratch your itch for varieties, go ahead and purchase a humble circulated example on eBay for less than $10 and save yourself the time of searching any further.
Here on the Forum, many Carpenter440s have come before you and many will come after. In order to succeed in finding rare coins, they would need to have both their eye and their attitude working for them, but instead, they have both working against them. For that reason, they never make any real progress. The most positive thing we can do for them is to let them know that they are on the wrong path. Coin collecting is a wide-ranging hobby and there are many fun and fulfilling options available that do not require finding rare cents from a Sparkletts bottle.
My friend, let me give you some advice from someone who has also been here for just a few months. Being part of this forum is highly rewarding. If you enjoy reading, there is so much content and many interesting topics here that will enrich your knowledge: errors, stock markets, cryptocurrencies, gold, and silver.
If you enjoy hunting through pennies, I congratulate you! You could clear up many of your doubts with a book called "The Red Book", which is an excellent numismatic guide. You can also rely on today's technology, like AI and various mobile apps that help you scan and check coins.
I recommend looking for errors that have already been discovered and cataloged, like the famous 1955 Doubled Die, which is highly valuable. Many eagle-eyed collectors have already done the heavy lifting of finding those variants, and following their lead will save you a lot of time.
To wrap up, let me share a piece of advice a friend gave me through a private message: errors that are obvious to your eyes are the ones that hold real value in this market and are truly worth it. He told me this right after finishing a hunt through 7,500 quarters, and he only kept 15 of them (some with obvious errors and others with the West Point mint mark).
By saying this, I don't want to discourage you from posting; you are completely free to do so. However, you could dive into other topics since this forum has several great categories.
A big hug from your Ecuadorian friend!