diverwannabe
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I refuse to be skunked I cashed my boxes in hit up the banks the same day and this is what I came up with. I think I found a 74DD!!! I need some verification plz.
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Skunked on first 2 boxes ever! BUT!!
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mr.theman
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Looks like a DD to me. I found that same 1986 commemorative in my box today. WTG
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Snee
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Not sure...I can't tell.
Very nice!
Very nice!
MalteseFalcon
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Wow...first time I ever even heard of a 1986 commemorative half.
Learn something new every day!
Learn something new every day!
Jeffro
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Yep, thats a double die- nice going!
nc-joe
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Absolutely a 1974 DDO, very nice. As for the Commem's Also, great find. They only minted 928,008 Non-Proof! (should have a "D" mint mark)
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im new....so im stupid in the terminology./..wuts a double die?
Jeffro
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Prior to 1990 (I think thats the year) when they made dies for the manufacture of coins, sometimes they had to give the dies an extra press as the first imprssion didn't quite do it. Sometimes these extra presses didn't quite line up with the first impression in the die, and you would get a "doubled" impression on the dies. Some are quite drastic, others are more subtle. Many that are found and thought to be double dies are from other sources, like the dies shifting a little during the coining process (strike doubling), the deterioration of the dies (fatigue doubling), even polishing the dies to prolong their life can sometimes produce doubling. But a true double die comes from two seperate presses of a die from a master hub which are slightly offset.
The terminology gets kinda complicated, but for a very good description of the process and how doubled dies are created I'd suggest the Cherrypicker's guide by Fivaz/Stanton.
Probably the most spectactular example of true die doubling is the 1955 Lincoln cent here-
The terminology gets kinda complicated, but for a very good description of the process and how doubled dies are created I'd suggest the Cherrypicker's guide by Fivaz/Stanton.
Probably the most spectactular example of true die doubling is the 1955 Lincoln cent here-
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Hi,
YES! That is definitely the 1974 D DDO...Nice FIND!!...Now keep that picture in mind and check all kennedys from 1964 into the early 1970s... There are some Doubled dies that are almost as extreme on 1964, 1966, 1967, ...1971, 1971 D, 1972, 1972 D and 1973 and 1973 D dated pieces. Some are more extreme than the others but there are some 1972 and 72 D dated pieces that come close.
Have Fun,
Bill
YES! That is definitely the 1974 D DDO...Nice FIND!!...Now keep that picture in mind and check all kennedys from 1964 into the early 1970s... There are some Doubled dies that are almost as extreme on 1964, 1966, 1967, ...1971, 1971 D, 1972, 1972 D and 1973 and 1973 D dated pieces. Some are more extreme than the others but there are some 1972 and 72 D dated pieces that come close.
Have Fun,
Bill
