1969 S DDO question...don't shoot me...no pics
kartwheel
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Hi everyone,
I'm sorry that I can't produce an image for you (no camera and scanner won't do), but I think that I may have found a DDO 1969 S in my recently deceased father's collection. It's very subtle.......but something is there! I'm just wondering if I should even be semi-excited about this. I have no visual for you (sorry again....and don't publicly stone me like the plow guy), but I can fully describe what I'm seeing. On the word trust, there is a very shallow step to the right of each letter (even the inside of the R and U) except the last T. No other letters in "IN GOD WE TRUST" are like these. Liberty is not doubled in any way...the "S" is solid...the 1969, can't see anything unusual...and Lincoln is Lincoln. The coin has been in a very strange little collection of 1959 - 1972 placed in a small wood panelled card board rectangle that says,"Lincoln Memorial Cent Series" and then encased in what looks like a larger version of a coin flip. Who knows how long it's been in there...probably since the collection ended.....in 1972 (guess they weren't sure how long the Lincoln would last? ha). Anyway, it's not a glamorous coin, but I've definately seen worse. I don't have exquisite magnification, so I'm thinking of taking it to my local dealer for his opinion tomorrow morning. Any opinions? And if anything, thanks for letting me feel like I've just told someone who cares. My husband thinks I'm nuts (doesn't like coins).
Kimberly
I'm sorry that I can't produce an image for you (no camera and scanner won't do), but I think that I may have found a DDO 1969 S in my recently deceased father's collection. It's very subtle.......but something is there! I'm just wondering if I should even be semi-excited about this. I have no visual for you (sorry again....and don't publicly stone me like the plow guy), but I can fully describe what I'm seeing. On the word trust, there is a very shallow step to the right of each letter (even the inside of the R and U) except the last T. No other letters in "IN GOD WE TRUST" are like these. Liberty is not doubled in any way...the "S" is solid...the 1969, can't see anything unusual...and Lincoln is Lincoln. The coin has been in a very strange little collection of 1959 - 1972 placed in a small wood panelled card board rectangle that says,"Lincoln Memorial Cent Series" and then encased in what looks like a larger version of a coin flip. Who knows how long it's been in there...probably since the collection ended.....in 1972 (guess they weren't sure how long the Lincoln would last? ha). Anyway, it's not a glamorous coin, but I've definately seen worse. I don't have exquisite magnification, so I'm thinking of taking it to my local dealer for his opinion tomorrow morning. Any opinions? And if anything, thanks for letting me feel like I've just told someone who cares. My husband thinks I'm nuts (doesn't like coins).
Kimberly
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In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
Sorry for the bad pictures, I haven't received my Dino-Lite yet!
Kimberly
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