1955 DDO? Opinions?

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1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby Thogey » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:21 am

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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby Rodebaugh » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:48 am

Pretty fat 5 you have there Eric. Is this what they call a poor mans DD?
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby Thogey » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:51 am

Rodebaugh wrote:Pretty fat 5 you have there Eric. Is this what they call a poor mans DD?


I just found it.

I was hoping someone could tell me.
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby daviscfad » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:11 pm

This Lincoln cent has a case of DDD Die Deterioration Doubling.
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby JobIII » Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:48 pm

again with the DDD :(
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby daviscfad » Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:58 pm

JobIII wrote:again with the DDD :(


Sorry guys I am not going to tell you you have something when you really don't I am not going to do that to my fellow realcenters or anyone for that matter
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby fb101 » Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:58 pm

I have a few of those. I think they're poor man's double die.
compare to this.
http://lincolncentresource.com/doubledies/1955ddo.html
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby Thogey » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:21 pm

fb101 wrote:I have a few of those. I think they're poor man's double die.
compare to this.
http://lincolncentresource.com/doubledies/1955ddo.html


Thanks guys.

I didn't think it was a real DDO. But, it was different.

It's going into the wheat heap. Someone else can sort it out later.
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby daviscfad » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:36 pm

Will say some people on ebay will pay a premium for it.
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby Thogey » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:41 pm

It's for sale!

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1st PM gets it. Send me a buck and it's yours!
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby daviscfad » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:46 pm

just so i dont leave you guys without good explanation this site will help you alot on lincoln cents. Check out the link and it will show you pics of some DDD and give better insight

http://www.lincolncentresource.net/foru ... php?t=6169
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby henrysmedford » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:01 pm

I Emailed Mike Diamond lest year President of CONECA http://conecaonline.org/ and--

As others have indicated, it's a case of die deterioration doubling. A "poorman's doubled die".

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In a message dated 2/20/2012 6:27:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, jkft writes:
What is your thoughts on this one?
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Re: 1955 DDO? Opinions?

Postby agmoose » Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:08 pm

I found one that is almost identical to yours about a month ago. I set it aside knowing it was the poor mans version. Still, you don't see alot of them.
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