Pretty scarce find

[mustbebob]

Definitely not in the best shape, and was badly covered with corrosion and verdigris when I looked at it under the scope. A little treatment with Verdi-Care and some verification from friends, and it turns out to be this pretty scarce variety. Although you can't see the separation lines, the distortion in the date, the extra thickness of the devices, and evidence of notching (where the arrows show) proved that this was the DDO. I have only ever seen one of these before. Even though it is not a nice example, it is still an exciting find for me.

[Amadauss]

Nice find Bob. Like you said, not the best shape and cannot imagine it covered with grim, how you detected it before cleaning, but that would be something you could do. Not sure I would even see it without you pointing the areas out and then you can make it out. Great lesson here.

[Maineman750]

Nice one Bob ! I've been on the lookout for that one..I guess my chances just decreased

[rlmillerjr]

That is a nice find indeed, I ALWAYS check for that one, swwweeeeetttt

[DCW]

Yeah, that's it! Nice find, Bob. That's one to get excited about, regardless of condition. Very scarce ddo.

[thecentcollector]

great find Bob. I've only ever found one, and it is pretty exciting to find.

[Roller]

Congrats Bob. An other one I did not know about. Thanks for sharing.

[copperlover]

Let me say that this one should excite the true collector. I know that this is not the last one so I too am hopeful. Thanks for sharing this scarce die with us.

Lucien

[jcuve]

Nice find Bob, one of my favorites!

[Scott99]

Great find! It's high up on my to-find list along with the 1996 1do-001.

[chuckster125]

Congrats Bob!

Great find!!!

[hasfam]

Great find Bob and even sweeter to find it under all the junk. This one has been on my radar for the past year and will continue to be until I snag one. Congrats.

[1jackel1]

Great amazing find Bob and congrats to you on this rare variety.

George

[grnwavdav]

Really great find. I always have my eye out for this one. I didn't know it was so rare though. Great find!

[enamel7]

Nice one Bob! I too have been looking for this one with no luck so far.