Major pics of an incredible and rarely clearly seen DDO on a H10c.

Realone · February 7, 2013 1:13AM

From Mark Goodman's office to your home video photos of the what appears to be the widest DDO in existence in the Liberty Seated genre, who says the 1955 DDO is the big Kahuna of Doubled Dies, meet the 1872 H10c in all it s glory ie lots of big pics:

richardshipp · February 7, 2013 1:39AM

Very cool and a great looking coin even without the DDO. Congrats.

As always Marks pictures are great too.

123cents · February 7, 2013 1:42AM

Cool double die and love the photos!

Type2 · February 7, 2013 2:00AM

Very nice.

fastfreddie · February 7, 2013 2:32AM

Impressive and cool. You need a DDO type set now.

AuroraBorealis · February 7, 2013 2:36AM

Awesome! A unique piece and has a great original look... A big congrats!

AB

seanq · February 7, 2013 2:42AM

Great pictures, but is that variety really that rare? I mean, in that condition and die state, I'm sure it is, but in general aren't those available in lower grades? A couple of years ago I decided to see if I could cherrypick one and I found a nice VG example on eBay within a month. I also know it has been listed in the CPG for a while so I' can't be the only one looking for it.

Sean Reynolds

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Broadstruck · February 7, 2013 3:54AM

<< From Mark Goodman's office to your home video photos of the what appears to be the widest DDO in existence in the Liberty Seated genre, who says the 1955 DDO is the big Kahuna of Doubled Dies, meet the 1872 H10c in all it s glory ie lots of big pics: >>

Neat but the 55 Wheatie is so dramatic you can spot the DDO with the naked eye.

MilkmanDan · February 7, 2013 4:12AM

Very cool, it's fun when a great variety intersects with a high grade attractive coin.

rhedden · February 7, 2013 4:17AM

There are very few people out there who collect Seated H10c varieties compared to other classic series like Bust Halves. Many people just can't get over their small size. The low demand keeps coins like this one affordable for those who care to specialize in something overlooked, rather than following the mob. Just remember, every dog has its day, even in numismatics. There was a time (as recently as 1990s) when many dealers considered Bust Halves to be common junk, and only a few zealous wackos (with great foresight) collected them by die marriage. Same thing happened with VAMs before the Top 100 book came out. Civil War tokens were frequently available for $3 or $4 apiece in XF-AU in the late 90s, and few people even attributed them. If something numismatic is interesting and underpriced, it's just a matter of time.

I don't think this variety is all that common, as I have owned over 400 Seated H10c in my collecting career, and never owned one of these. The possibility of cherrypicking one off eBay is indeed there, but consider that I have also cherrypicked several major varieties in the Seated halves in the last two years. 1841-o baseball crack in XF45, 1840 medium letters reverse in AU55, 1875-s micro-s in VG10. Plus, I saw an 1873 Open 3 half in nice VG go off for $50 BIN while I was not paying attention (facepalm). These coins are all in VERY high demand, and three of them are R5 or better. And how many closed bud 1841-o dimes have we seen cherrypicked on eBay over the years? Rare varieties due turn up on there from time to time, and those of us who are "ready" end up getting them.

I'm really glad RealOne shared his example, which is the nicest I have seen. I had better go check the H10c category on eBay before a crowd of people see this thread and rush off to hunt them down.

DIMEMAN · February 7, 2013 4:45AM

That is neat doubling, but not as dramatic as the 1873 DDO Seated Dime.

nags · February 7, 2013 4:52AM

That is really strange. When I first looked at the obverse full picture I didn't see anything and could read the words just fine. With the close ups it looks totally different. If just the "UNITED" from the close up were cropped I doubt I could read it.

seanq · February 7, 2013 5:00AM

<< That is neat doubling, but not as dramatic as the 1873 DDO Seated Dime. >>

Actually, if I wanted to be a nitpicking troll, I'd point out that it isn't even the widest doubled die on a Seated coin for the year, what with the 175-degree rotation on the 1872 DDR dime.

I do want to say that it is wonderful to see such clear pictures of a high-grade example, as Realone said the pics in the guidebooks typically only show one small area or pick-up point. On the pics in the OP you can really appreciate just how much is going on there (I believe I said the same thing when you posted huge pics of your 1873 DDO dime).

Sean Reynolds

johnny9434 · February 7, 2013 5:01AM

way cool and nice picks

ambro51 · February 7, 2013 5:09AM

Interesting and unconventional doubled die. Could this be more a "repair job" resurfaced and repunched?

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keyman64 · February 7, 2013 5:10AM

Very cool, congrats!

lcoopie · February 7, 2013 5:12AM

the closeups make the lettering look incused to my eyes

SanctionII · February 7, 2013 5:23AM

Very interesting coin and great photographs of it.

The coin is a DDO, but I am used to seeing more recently minted doubled die coins (i.e the 1955, 1969 S, 1972 DDO cents and the 1961 DDR proof half dollar). The doubling on this pictured half dime looks very different from the examples of more recent vintage. When I first looked at the photos I thought that the coin had the appearance of a coin that has machine doubling since the doubled portion seems to be very flat. Looking at the photos more closely clearly shows that it is a doubled die coin.

RYK · February 7, 2013 5:42AM

<< the closeups make the lettering look incused to my eyes >>

It's an optical illusion.

Neat coin.

Batman23 · February 7, 2013 6:14AM

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<< the closeups make the lettering look incused to my eyes >>

It's an optical illusion.

Neat coin.

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Very nice example. Thanks for sharing

mozin · February 7, 2013 6:24AM

Congratulations on the find, and thanks for showing us those super pictures. I learned something from seeing them.

Coppercolor · February 7, 2013 6:37AM

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<< the closeups make the lettering look incused to my eyes >>

+1 again! It's totally bugging me out!

LanceNewmanOCC · February 7, 2013 6:46AM

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ty for offering us the best images in numismatics for these closeups

if we had more people to take images like this for sites, all of numismatics would be a very different place
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yosclimber · February 7, 2013 7:22PM

Nice set of DDOs and great images - thanks for sharing.

When you discussed the 1955 as a DDO reference, I recalled your 1873, which I like better because it is so unusual.
Nice to see it again.

We have discussed "most spectacular" DDOs/DDRs before,
and I have always liked the 1876-CC 20c. (Similar in a lot of ways to the 1873 10c).
Pretty much unaffordable for most, but the images are free....

The 1876 DDR mentioned upthread does have great separation, but is not as spectacular as the 1873 or 1876-CC in my view,
because the doubled elements are not lines or letters/digits.
There are nice images on Gerry Fortin's excellent site:
http://www.seateddimevarieties.com/date_mintmark/1872_115page.htm

A good case was also made for a trade dollar (1876-CC) as most spectacular DDR, as it can be seen in so many places and the separation is good.

TwoSides2aCoin · February 7, 2013 7:55PM

+1

Major pics of an incredible and rarely clearly seen DDO on a H10c.

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