Expert: Dan Moore - 12/31/2011

Question
Dear Sir, I found 2 1970 s Small Dates.Very Lucky! I do search around 300-500 Penny's daily (Thank God).I know that a DDO of this type is on the 3rd most WANTED LIST on LCR site of DDO's.
I did check how to compare small dated with Large on Ken Potters site.And both are Small Dates!You know the allingment of the Top with 1-0 etc.

#1 1970s Small Date (Possible DDO) 3X Magnifier used.
Grade: MS-Brown(very clean)
1.Lincolns Cheeck Bones are very very Thick and Bluging,extending more towards his ears then should.Ears are Thicker.
2.The Mint Mark shows are circle fat DOT on the top Tip.
3.In Liberty the Letter (i) is the real issue.Utmost clearity,it shows another (i) underneath the (i) .The Top (i) is hid in a way that its bottom half curled/veered to the right9, and shows (another) soild (i) underneath it.
4.The Back of the coin is normal for what I can see.No Machine doubling.All letters on the Front seem normal no Machine doubling.
   LCR's site shows that (Examples) of such a coin sell for $5000.00 and up!

#2 1970s Small Date (Possible DDO?)
Grade: AU (Middle to Upper High Grade)
1.The S Mint Mark is a (Exact) Match to the LCR's sites real DDO!
 Skinny in the Middle and FAT ENDS(Thick,like a RPM).Perfect Match!Very different from the above mentioned #1 Penny.
2.Lincolns Face again,FAT Cheeck bones extending towards the Ears lobes,Thicker then normal Pennys,Fat Ear Lopes too..
3.The W is the Issue? There are Two extra legs (bottom end points) of the W sticking out!! clearly seen.Wow!
4.The B in Liberty is showing its not Normal,its more like a Square B.No roundness on the curves of the Letter B!
5.The Letter Liberty don't seem to have a even Spread in spacing of the letters.
6.The Back Letters E-Plubrus Unum.The P has Top Half as if adding another P (clear to see 3XMaginification).And all letters are thicker of that.
7.The top Part (F) of OF in the Back is HiT in a way that it smashed very top area of the Letter.
8.(FG) initals seem to be overlapping each other.F small and G almost over top and Bigger.

         Appreciate any advise or LINKS to compare such Pennys.
Has anyone found other variety's of such 1970s DDO's? God Bless

Beck,
Kissimmee FL

PS: Just today I found a 1988 with (clear no FG)....

Answer
Beck,

You're gonna need to get a camera set-up that you can photograph these tiny varieties, so you can share with the variety experts.

Here's some links :


CONECA Master Listing of Die Varieties :

http://www.varietyvista.com/CONECA%20Master%20Listings.htm


Coppercoins is an excellent source of information on varieties :

http://www.coppercoins.com/advsearch.php


John Wexler is one of the prime experts in doubled dies. He has a number of books he authored and is always finding new varieties. Here's his website:

http://www.doubleddie.com

You will find books as well as coins for sale. You can get an idea of the doubled die values.


And you can ask other variety experts questions on the CONECA Error-Variety Coin Forum :

http://board.conecaonline.org/index.php


Those links should provide lots of info for you!

Dan