1970-S DDO-1 Lincoln brings $22,500

[Robert]

There's an article on p. 3 of the July 28 Coin World on it. Graded MS65 red.

The article says it's a Class 1 type of doubling, akin to the famous 55DDO.

Here's the most significant sentence in the whole article (to me):

"The ANACS MS-65 red had been found in an Uncirculated roll, they said."

Yup. In a roll.

The article said the ANACS cent was sold for over $10K in 1996.

I wonder which bank name was stamped on that roll!

[Bob P]

Just goes to show you that there are some nice specimens still out there. You may not find the 1970S DDO, but there are many high value varieties still being taken from rolls. Another thing to consider is that they DO NOT necessarily have to be bank wrapped rolls. Some folks out there think our treasures are nothing more than messed up coins. I can attest to the fact that two 1972P DDO Die # 1's have been pulled from rolls in the past 6 months. In addition, a 1984 Doubled ear was pulled from a searched BU roll. So don't pass up any opportunities to look through coin rolls. There are many treasures just waiting for ya!

Bob P

[coppercoins]

An old friend of mine who has since dropped out of the coin scene once told me that he had always had better luck in tubed rolls than in bank wrapped rolls or bags. He didn't know exactly why this was, but he attested to it up to the end when a stroke left him unable to continue. I'm sure if you've read the credits in your Lincoln cent books you've seen his name mentioned - Frank Baumann.

[Bob P]

There are any nice stories of great finds in tubed rolls. You are correct in that a lot of people tubed their coins for preservation. In addition, many folks are just looking for high grade coins only, and everything else was put in tubes leaving many varieties to be found at a later date. I really love the fact that these tubes exsist in high numbers for most years. It is a nice way to build a collection, a lot of times without incurring the higher expense of buying single coins.

Bob P