DDR Errors on the IKE dollars?

Goes4ever · Jan 18, 2009

the other day I picked up 16 IKE dollars and I got out my magnifying glass and 3 of them deffinately look to be DDR errors, can you give me your opinions and are these worth anything? Anyone here collect these type errors?

treasurefiend · Jan 18, 2009

They look good to me!!! I don't know about their value though. I suggest that you check out eBay to see what they are going for. :thumbsup:

coinmojo · Jan 18, 2009

Wow

I think you have something there.

I just checked my Strike It Rich with pocket change guide and don't see anything like yous listed. as a matter of fact there are only a few errors associated with the Ike's.

Great catch

Mojo

Goes4ever · Jan 18, 2009

I did a google search for IKE errors and I am not coming up with much, if anyone has any ideas please let me know. I am NOT an error collector, I am a silver hunter, But I figured this might be one more way to generate funds while I have the coins I might as well start looking for errors too.

Historyhound · Jan 18, 2009

Sorry, that's not a double die. That coin is known as a double-struck and has no extra value at all.

oracle · Jan 18, 2009

I checked the Cherrypickers Guide to die varieties and it looks like strike doubling to me. Not worth anything more then a coin without. Just my opinion though.

Goes4ever · Jan 18, 2009

why is it only on a few of the IKE dollars and not all of them?

enamel7 · Jan 18, 2009

Not "doublestruck" but strike doubling.

Historyhound · Jan 18, 2009

enamel7 said:
Not "doublestruck" but strike doubling.

Potatoes, potahtoes

enamel7 · Jan 18, 2009

Goes4ever said:
why is it only on a few of the IKE dollars and not all of them?

If there is just a littttllle play in one of the dies they will hit the planchet and shift just a hair. You can see this type of doubling on all coins, especially when the dies beginning to wear. On a true double die the design is etched into the die that way, due to a shift in the master die when it is made. Also the doubling will be on the same level, not a lower shelf like yours is.
Keep looking though!

HH
Enamel7