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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Are there any die pairings which would help me to identify the mintmark.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, that has got to be the most abused coin I have ever seen! There is no way of telling as far as I know.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some of the die pairing aficionados might be able to narrow it down but it still sux at the end of the day.
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Moderator
 United States
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Count the reeding. Only one reeding count is shared between any of the three mints - 154 could be either Philly or Carson City. 154 is the only CC reed count. Philly could be either 144, 145, 154 or 156; San Francisco is only 147 or 148. Of course, yours will have 154.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Thanks for all of your help, I counted 156 so it must be a Philadelphia
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
You're a better man than me if you can count reeding right the first time. I'm all like, "forty-six, forty-seven, forty-O Look! A shiny object!"
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1874 Posts |
It is the first coin I have tried counting reeding but I counted it many times befor I was sure. The edge had many dings an scratches which helped my to keep track of where I was up to.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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C'mon y'all! That's obviously an 'O' mintmark.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
785 Posts |
That is one really beat up coin!
Sorry but it hurts my eyes to try to count that tiny worn down reeding.
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Valued Member
United States
461 Posts |
Not even at melt would I keep that, seeing coins like that makes me want to cry.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"O Look! A shiny object!"  It's not nice to make me spit-laugh my coffee!!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7621 Posts |
You can actually take the coin out of its misery. Have a funeral for it. Sing "Precious Memories" and "Amazing Grace". Then toss it in the melting pot.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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no idea, get rid of it and get a nicer one :)
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I would get rid of it, but apart from large auction houses I haven't seen any Seated Liberty coins down here is Australia. |
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Moderator
United States
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I disagree with the above sentiment, anyway - it's never the right time to take a piece of history over a century old and destroy it forever. Whatever happened to it is likely the same age, and raises interest on that alone. Somebody has to preserve it - might as well be you.
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Posted 12/19/2013 8:38 pm
