1972-S Proof Double Dies

[Matt Dinger]

guys i have a couple of questions...i was bored at the shop today so i went through a box of proof singles i had out...i came across 11 1972-S proof cents with doubling in the PUP areas.....question..... was there a lot of strike doubling in this year? and is anyone wiling to take a look at them for me to let me know.....all the doubling like the U and the S of trust is very similar, if not the same....please get back to me

Matt out

[coppercoins]

Master die doubling exists for all mints including the proof cents of 1972. Most typical pick up points are the inside of the B of LIBERTY, the N of IN, and the U of TRUST, although the doubling often shows in many other areas. There is no premium value for this doubling - it is on over half of all cents made in 1972.

[Matt Dinger]

i was just looking through my cherrypickers guide, you know...bored......has some doubling on the U and the S some of them have doubling on the entire motto.....just wondering if i could have somethin in my $1 box

[coppercoins]

If the doubling in the motto is all in one direction, and that doubling extends to the L of LIBERTY, you could have something. There are a couple of known doubled dies for the 1972S proof obverse, but 99% of all I have seen are the classic master die doubling, which is what most of yours likely are.

Check the direction of spread in the motto - if ALL of the doubling is on the same sides of the letters, then you need to have those checked out.

If the "N" of "IN" appears to have been retooled, if the inside top of the "B" of "LIBERTY" is doubled - don't bother...it's master die doubling.