Its not what you think.

When it comes to describing the Obverse and Reverse of a coin, the libertad is not what you think. The mint in Mexico actually calls the obverse on the libertad the side where they put the eagle and snake, their coat of arms. The reverse of the libertad is actually the side of the coin depicting the winged angel. I bring this us because most collectors and graders have described the obverse and reverse backwards. The new 1988 DDR variety i just submitted to NGC is actually the first libertad graded as a DDR where the doubling is on the side of the coin with the winged angel.

What makes the 1988 DDR interesting is the doubling is on the same side of the coin as the 1987 double die libertad. The 1987 DD has been given the attribute of DDO or Doubly Die Obverse and the 1988 DD has been given the correct attirubute of DDR or double die reverse. Since all 1987 DD's are graded incorrectly i dont think NGC is going to start giving the 1987 the DDR attribute on future submission as this would alter the accuracy of the population reports. Right now i have 10 1987 double dies with NGC for grading so it will be interesting to see the results.

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