1938-D DDR-001 / RPM-002.

[makecents]

Picked this nice twofer last week off the bay for $7 shipped, was $2.50 until the last second when someone tried to snipe it.:)

VV (http://www.varietyvista.com/01a%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%201/1938DDDR001.htm)

cc (https://coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1938&die_id=1938d1dr003&die_state=mds)

Wexler (https://doubleddie.com/594734.html)

LCR (http://www.lincolncentresource.com/RPMS/TOP50RPMs.html)

Thanks for looking.
Jon.

[Petespockets55]

Excellent variety Jon and the condition is superb. Congrats.

[CODYJ]

very nice---

[makecents]

Thanks, Cliff and Cody!! I was pretty excited when I won it, thought I may get outbid.

[joel]

That's a special 2 for the price of 1 deal!! Glad you got it Jon!!

[makecents]

That's a special 2 for the price of 1 deal!! Glad you got it Jon!!Thanks, Larry!! When I found this one on the bay, I knew I had seen this variety recently. Thanks for all you do here, I learn much from you.:)

LINK (http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/showthread.php?48339-1938D-1DR-003-1MM-002)

[joel]

Thanks Jon but trust me I could learn more from you than you could learn from me!! All I do and know about is searching!! Larry

[ray_parkhurst]

This variety is near and dear to my heart, as it was my very first find and launched my collecting passion...32 years ago. In 1989 my company, a microelectronics firm specializing in hybrid modules for military radio and missile applications, had a surplus sale of old equipment. I picked up a Bausch & Lomb StereoZoom4, with the A-stand, for $40. I had just started work a year earlier, and had started my coin collection again after my dry college years by buying some gorgeous OBW rolls (at a flea market), one of which was a 1938-D. Imagine finding a true OBW 1938-D today, and at a flea market!! I opened it up, hoping to find some really nice high grade coins, and when I looked at the coins with the microscope, the D was "not right". After a bit of research I found that the coin was a RPM #2 / DDR #1, and upon inspecting the whole roll I found it contained 20 of them, mostly gems!! I sold a few of them through the SLCC auctions, and was hooked. I still have the nicest ones.

[makecents]

This variety is near and dear to my heart, as it was my very first find and launched my collecting passion...32 years ago. In 1989 my company, a microelectronics firm specializing in hybrid modules for military radio and missile applications, had a surplus sale of old equipment. I picked up a Bausch & Lomb StereoZoom4, with the A-stand, for $40. I had just started work a year earlier, and had started my coin collection again after my dry college years by buying some gorgeous OBW rolls (at a flea market), one of which was a 1938-D. Imagine finding a true OBW 1938-D today, and at a flea market!! I opened it up, hoping to find some really nice high grade coins, and when I looked at the coins with the microscope, the D was "not right". After a bit of research I found that the coin was a RPM #2 / DDR #1, and upon inspecting the whole roll I found it contained 20 of them, mostly gems!! I sold a few of them through the SLCC auctions, and was hooked. I still have the nicest ones.Excellent story and a great way to be introduced to Lincoln varieties.

[DoubleYou]

That's a beautiful variety and a beautiful coin. The strength of the class VI DDR is above average.

[makecents]

That's a beautiful variety and a beautiful coin. The strength of the class VI DDR is above average.Thanks, Wendell! It's a fairly clean coin, maybe just light rim damage on the north obverse. This seller always has great pics but the RPM was hiding a little, it was definitely the DDR that jumped out at me. The thickness is great but my favorite part is the distorted O in OF.

Listing (https://www.ebay.com/itm/124708146712?nma=true&si=oewkbmiKrl1XEaG9AXkergCuAoA%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557)