Kerrykz Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I'm trying to grade this beauty.. I'm thinking 35-40. Need some more experienced eyes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I think your grade range is correct at Choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine. The reverse has some areas of light corrosion and a few rim nicks. Hopefully, it would still be numerically graded. It certainly appears to be the sought-after 1917 doubled die cent, FS-101. Where did you find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 EF40 details to my eyes, however, it should not straight grade with the corrosion on the rev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrykz Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 On ebay in a wheat penny lot... most random insane luck I've ever had Sandon and ldhair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 It's not a 1917 doubled die in my opinion, and while it has good detail, that pitting on the right wheat is probably going to be its downfall from a slabbing standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 @JKK--This coin matches the photos in The Cherrypickers' Guide and NGC VarietyPlus for this doubled die variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrykz Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 The wheat stalk is def concerning for me... why not jjk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 8:15 AM, Sandon said: @JKK--This coin matches the photos in The Cherrypickers' Guide and NGC VarietyPlus for this doubled die variety. Then you must use a version of the guide that differs from the one I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 8:51 AM, Kerrykz said: The wheat stalk is def concerning for me... why not jjk? Because it doesn't look quite like the one in my guide. It looks like a sort of MD knockoff of it, in that it has doubling that might tempt one to succumb to some pareidolia, but is only about halfway there and too shelfy. It's the kind of thing that at a casual glance one would think it was confirmed, but a closer look suggests not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 It looks real to me, @Kerrykz can you provide a close up of the TY of Liberty. There should be a die scratch between the two letters that looks like this photo from VV. Sandon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrykz Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 Closeup on ty. Not the best picture. Busy with the kids.. Coinbuf and Sandon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) Looks like the correct diagnostic line to me, congrats on the find. Edited March 12, 2023 by Coinbuf J P M and Sandon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
