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1942-D 25C Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC. FS-016. Breen 1942-D[25C] Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC.

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1942-D 25C Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC. FS-016. Breen 1942-D[25C] Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC.
<B>1942-D<25C> Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC.</B></I> FS-016. Breen-4315. The third edition of <I>The Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties</B></I> (collectors eagerly await the second volume of the fourth edition) says, "This is one of the strongest, if not <I>the strongest</B></I> doubled die in the series. LIBERTY is doubled by nearly a half letter bar, and the doubling on the motto is exceptionally strong. ... With less than 20 known [examples] in any grade, this is an extremely rare variety. Only two known in Mint State." The third edition of the <I>Guide</B></I> was published in 1994, and now the present population is 37 at NGC and PCGS in all grades, still a decidedly scarce coin in the six decades since its creation. Indeed, the present specimen does exhibit spectacular doubling, prominent on the entire motto and LIBERTY. This brilliant, lustrous coin shows only light circulation, with a light reverse die crack radiating from the back of the eagle's head. The current NGC <I>Census Report</B></I> records three examples in AU50, with 11 graded finer (12/05).