Is this 1926 a Class 6 DDO?

[eddiespin]

The comparison pics are from the 1943. Best I can get these one on top of another. Only real gripe I’m seeing is LIBERTY in the 1926 isn’t as distended. Rest seemingly match for the Class 6 (funky 9; cut under 1). Unlisted. I think I got it, FWIW. Thanks.

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[MintErrors]

In my opinion, it's probably not the best idea to use another coin year to justify a possible doubled die. I can comparing it for a potential class match up but that's as far as I would go.

That 1943 at the southern most tip shows both impressions. It alo has a faint cookie cutter style line on the 9 in the date. on the 1943 example i can see the slight separation. I dont see it on yours. Your example looks like a slightly thicker 1 and 9.

Additionally, one may want to to consider the wear on the coin might contribute to making this seem like a ddo. I am kinda biased on this, as I do not particularly care for extra thickness doubled dies. What happens if a overheated planchet gets struck and the planchet is struck on an lds stage working die? Would it give the same effect?

Can it be listed as a extra thickness DDO ? I don't know. I don't know the exact criteria for extra thickess and how many devices have to be affected. That's a question for the CONECA staff.

You might want to add a post under the CONECA SERVICES, attribution forum. A CONECA staff member will give their opinion on the coin. If they determine they would like to see the coin in hand, then they would contact t you with more info.

[eddiespin]

We take them as we find them. Way I see it, this is the CONECA Mint Errors Forum. Their business model is keeping abreast of these errors and varieties, and here’s one they may have missed. They want to look, it’s smack in their forum. They don’t want to look, that’s up to them. I’d imagine they check in here every now and then and know what they’re doing. If not, their business.

And FWIW, on the comparison to the Class 6 1943, Wexler happens to be all over that one as the prototype, hence my reference to it in my post. These show faint separation, if any. His link: https://doubleddie.com/203948.html. Appreciate your insights; thanks.

[eaxtellcoin]

Hello Eddie,
I'm going to move this post to the proper forum. The Die Variety Forum. Questions about Double Dies and RPM's belong there.

I will give my two cents from years of searching coins also:
Since this is a well circulated coin it is a toss up. without destinct seperation - in my past - I was told - ""Find another exaple with the same charactoristics/markers to verify the variety"". There is just way to many variables to list on a doubled die. First Question: Does the coin show seperation anywhere except on the "9"?
I'm looking at LIBERTY - it does seem to have notching in the lower left corners.

My advise as a seasoned searcher of cents - ""Find a copy in better condition"" without so much wear. I have a 1932-P that I could also swear is a doubled die. I still have not found one I can say, ""Yes"" a double die - to send in with the secondary - verification coin. The price of an attribution/verification way out weighs the value of this coin.
I hope this somewhat helps.
Eric

[eddiespin]

Thank you for your reply, Eric, and for moving this to the proper sub-forum. FWIW, it dawned on me it was in the wrong sub-forum about one whole second after I posted it. Lol...

At any rate, there's separation, elsewhere, and certainly in LIBERTY. It's faint as ever, though. Understandable for this class. In this class, the hub took a jerk. There's where the "distention" comes from characterizing it as unique. Or, leastways, per Wexler, as previously referenced. The thing about LIBERTY, those letters aren't distended. I'd have liked to have seen there curvilinear, side-to-side distension. That's hardly dispositive for the attribution, however. Most noteworthy are the cut under the 1, together with the distorted, fat 9. There's why I think I got it.

Again, we take them as we find them. I'll bet money off this there are others out there. When I find the next one, I'll show it to you all. Promise.