1936 DDO-002?

[nulte]

Hello all,found this well circulated example of what i believe to be a 1936 DDO-002. IT is WELL circulated, looks like to me, thats the only example that has the broken R, but no discernable doubling across IGWT, yet my coin does NOT match the DDO-002 EXACTLY. Could my coin be a different die state than the ones on Variety Vista, maybe the missing die state from that study? Let me know what you think about this nice old wheat back, i found searching out BIE coins, but think i stumbled upon a decent little coin here as well! i appreciate your thoughts, on this.Yours, Scott

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, the date kinda looks promising.
My concern is the damage that is in the form of a circle near the center of the coin on the obverse. That damage may have affected LIBERTY. I don't know if it affected the date. A circular pattern like that might indicate the coin was put under pressure. If so, the potential to smear the date, Lincoln and LIBERTY is possible.

Well circulated examples may not show the pickup points or markers. With circulation, it can be very difficult to assess what die stage the coin was in since most clues are worn away.

[nulte]

yes, that is a weird circle shape but if you look at the pictures, it doesnt appear whatever it was that caused the damage it looks like it missed the 9 and the R. It looks like it slashes across the top of the one and the TY of liberty. A couple of the reverse show it looks like it got snagged in machinary or something, possible mint damage, its fairly sharp looking if that makes sense, the cuts, so, im not sure if it got pressed too long . if it is good, with no doubling IGWT, the only other DDO IS the 002? and the broken R that is i meant. i didnt notice any others on the Variety Vista, any other sites to check yet besides LCR and COPPERCOINS, or Cuds on coins?

[nulte]

FUN finding one of the old double dies from the wheat series, and this would be my first plck out of the wild!I have found LOTS of RPM and OMM, and tons of the BIE, and a few IIB and EIR die chips, BUT none of the DDO or DDR until now ,EXCITING since ive been collecting 40+ years now, and got my first 43/42 nickels this year as well, 3 of them. Thnaks again for checking out the pics, and your opinions matter, validation goes far, in this niche field, and it feels good when i get rewarded for my efforts, THANKS AGAIN, Scott

[MintErrors]

Http://Varietyvista.com is a good source, and https://conecaonline.info has limited information, but will grow with time and volunteer efforts.

I understand the process about the circle damage. Most of that touches the field or flat part. It's difficult to know what shape that circle was. Was it a circle cup shaped like a C clamp and the cent was added to the mix? In that theory, smashing things flat can change the appearance significantly. It's all a guess what happened to the coin. Whether a spacer, washer, used at a tool, used in a lathe, or just some one tinkering. If coins could tell us a story of their adventure, it would enlighten us.

[nulte]

looks almost like it got spit thru some SHARP machinary, teeth or gears on a coin press, or counting machine. if only coins could tell their story of their journeys, oh, the tales theyd tell!

[MintErrors]

The 1936 looks promising, I just cannot confirm, due to damage and wear.

[nulte]

Thank You for taking your time to look at the coin. it looks good in hand, my scope has a problem getting the whole coin in one shot, probably should use an old phone for full coin shots i guess, ha! ansel adams i am NOT hahaha! but that penny got around, and i totally agree, if coins could talk,i could only imagine what this penny has seen. was it a g i s lucky pocket piece? only if it could talk. Have a nice week, Gary. Finally got one at scrap price, just like my overdate nickels, YES. Yours, Scott N