1929 Double Die Obverse FS-101 38458

I purchased this coin, unattributed in an NGC MS64 holder at a Bowers and Merena online auction. I broke it out of the slab and submitted it to PCGS. They attributed it Double Die Obverse and graded it MS 64+.

This is one of the last varieties I need for my set. I thought I had found it previously, multiple times. I was mistaken because I always seemed to see doubling in the shadows in and around the date. Look for example inside the loop of the first 9 below. While the North […]