Are the 1972 Doubled Die Obverse common?

llafoe · January 31, 2011 10:58AM

I've found 5 so far in the collection I purchased today... 2 in RD and 3 in RB. I would guess they grade MS63-MS65.

bolivarshagnasty · January 31, 2011 11:02AM

I am assuming your speaking of Lincolns. There are 8 different doubled dies recognized by Fivaz/Stanton and PCGS. The rarest is the die 4, the most common is the die 3. What type of doubling do you have?? Shag

llafoe · January 31, 2011 11:04AM

Mine have EVERY single letter and number doubled dramatically to the right for IGWT and above (or below, I can't tell which) for Liberty and 1972.

bolivarshagnasty · January 31, 2011 11:14AM

Die 2 and die 7 are doubled to the right. Die 4 is also, but not dramatically. Any rim cuds at LIBERTY? Describe the doubling on the 2 in the date. Shag

19Lyds · January 31, 2011 11:16AM

Doubling for THE DDO 1972 in the motto area should appear up and to the left.

llafoe · January 31, 2011 11:18AM

The doubling is identical to this coin...

llafoe · January 31, 2011 11:19AM

<< <i>Doubling for THE DDO 1972 in the motto area should appear up and to the left.

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WWeellll that's what mine looks like...

Rampage · January 31, 2011 11:21AM

They are not "rare", but they are not common. Certainly, they are no 55 DDO (which is not "rare" either), but they are at least more sought after than the 84 DDO.

bolivarshagnasty · January 31, 2011 11:24AM

Are you tellin' us that you have found not one, but five 72 DDO die 1's? Have you looked at the price guides? Congratulations? So who was it lost a thousand dollars
on this deal? Shag

llafoe · January 31, 2011 11:30AM

Too many coins... too little time. I have 2,500 Lincolns to sort through. If I only knew what I was doing it be sooooo much easier! Now lets see if I can find some of those 1955 DDO. Nothing after 1973, so I won't be able to find those 1984s!

19Lyds · January 31, 2011 2:16PM

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<< <i>Doubling for THE DDO 1972 in the motto area should appear up and to the left.

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WWeellll that's what mine looks like...

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Well you kinda suck then don't cha?

tydye · January 31, 2011 2:22PM

Damn you suck. I have looked for years for one for my memorial set and finally broke down and purchased one about a month ago. And you find 5 of the friggin things

GrumpyEd · January 31, 2011 2:24PM

If they're all die-1 that's a super nice find!

Being common might not be the reason, whoever had that collection might have paid big $ or had some lucky rolls.

Does sound like a

<< <i>Well you kinda suck then don't cha? >>

is in order