View Full Version : 1972D, DDO, finally found one
Roller
05-29-2012, 02:11 PM
I'm happy to have found this (first '72 for me) because now I can stop hoarding the 72D's. I don't think I would have missed this if I had seen it before under the scope. I did almost miss it with a 5X loupe and dug it back out of the copper pile after initially tossing it. Too bad about the damage but it was a good learning experience.
RWBILLER
05-29-2012, 02:21 PM
Nice find, they are hard to find. The other thing to watch out for on 1972-D's are rotated reverses. I did not now this until reading version three of Potter's "Striking it rich through pocket change."
Congrats - check coppercoins for the die number.
engine823
05-29-2012, 02:23 PM
Hey congrats there on a great find!!!
Shannon :)
liveandievarieties
05-29-2012, 02:30 PM
72-D has got some really fun doubled dies, great find. These are actually very, very scarce in full red BU.
Chugly
05-29-2012, 03:05 PM
That's an excellent find for way down in Florida! I am fortunate to have a ton of '72-D's to check in my area so my find rates are pretty good. I have found several examples of DDO's 1-4, but am still lacking #5. Die #3 can be a really tough find, even though the doubling is subtle enough to easily overlook. Based on that, you would think that there would be more die #3's left out there, but I don't see this being the case. I always key in on the "We" of In God We Trust to find these as the best separation always seems to occur there (at least for dies 1-4). Die's #3 and #5 appear to be the most rare in my experience, but die #1 is my favorite. Nice work!
tokameel
05-29-2012, 03:32 PM
What a wonderful find. Good Eye!
chuckster125
05-29-2012, 06:32 PM
Excellent find, Congrats!
Wayne
05-29-2012, 07:26 PM
It always amazes me that these coins can still be found 40 years after minting.
Nice Coin.
mikes7657
05-30-2012, 01:25 AM
Beautiful. Nice photos too. How do you get the light right in your closeups to show the details so well? I'm getting frustrated trying to pull detailed images from coins that have a shiny uncirculated surface.
Mike
Roller
05-30-2012, 04:04 AM
Beautiful. Nice photos too. How do you get the light right in your closeups to show the details so well? I'm getting frustrated trying to pull detailed images from coins that have a shiny uncirculated surface.
Mike
These are just snapshots through the scope, Mike. I use a controllable ring light and dim to the desired level. I can also turn on or off any of four quadrants on the light. Don't remember if I used that feature on these shots.