How would someone confirm Double Die coins?

friend · July 26, 2006 2:44AM

I cannot get a clear scan to post Double Die coins. Does anyone have a sure way of confirning a Double Die coin?
Thank you

StrikeOutXXX · July 26, 2006 2:46AM

Well, most are usually visible with some form of magnification, if not the naked eye. If you can't take picturees of what you have, why don't you tell us what you think you have and I'm sure someone will have a comparison photo for you to help you along?

kranky · July 26, 2006 3:38AM

Pick up a copy of The Cherrypickers Guide (4th edition, volume 1). It has a very comprehensive discussion of doubled dies and the various types and causes, along with photos. You seem to be a fan of varieties and errors and I think you'll get a lot out of it.

pharmer · July 26, 2006 3:46AM

You probably need to use a camera rather than a scanner.

friend · July 26, 2006 4:10AM

Yes, I would rather take a picture and download it in, but at the moment do not have a digital camera. (I'm not a picture person), but I hope to pick one up in the near future along with a Metal Detector. I do believe I have a 1972 Licoln cent with a Double Die on the "2" of the date, also I think I have a couple other Lincoln cents that are doubled on the "Liberty". If these are doubles should I just put them aside for now? If I wanted to try and sell or trade them is there any particular value I should count on them being worth. They are in pretty good condition, but before I did do anything with them I plan on getting a camera so I can post them so people can see a true photo of what they would be getting.

coppercoins · July 26, 2006 4:16AM

For Lincoln cents you could try my site, www.coppercoins.com - barring that, I do have instructions on the site for submitting coins for attribution.

pharmer · July 26, 2006 4:18AM

Sounds like a plan. Hang on to them, you won't get much without establishing that they are indeed true doubled dies, and further, which ones they are. There are many 1972 doubled obverse dies cents, some valuable, some not so valuable. If you don't have a Cherrypickers' Guide to rare Die varieties, you should, not just for the variety ID info, but the invaluable discussions on ID-ing true doubled dies, and the eight classes of them. You will probably be able to determine yourself if what you have are doubled dies just from reading the chapter in that book on ID's. Making a correct die attribution will come later (die 1, 2, etc).

friend · July 26, 2006 4:43AM

I have a book I bought a couple of years ago before I even started getting into collecting, I just bought it to check out a couple of coins for my wife. It's called " 2002 Blackbook Price Guide To Unuted State Coins" (Fortieth Edition). Could this book be of any help? I am also checking out the sites that were suggested on here. Everyone is so helpful, I hope some day to return the favor, thank you all so much.
Tom

How would someone confirm Double Die coins?

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