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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Nevol, the McDonalds guide is pricing the common version, not the long denticle. Erics price is more realistic for MS62 long denticle. It isn't rare, only scarce. To be worth 3 grand it would need to be far superior to Erics coin and it isn't. Oh, OK. Thanks for pointing that out.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I have a few of these, I am a little amazed at what they are worth....because when I looked for them actively over a year or two I found a number. Including three in mint state of which I still have two. Nice variety with an interesting story.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Here's the only one I can lay my hands on right now it's raw and probably MS62'ish. The other is in a PCGS MS63BN slab. The third UNC one I've found was in an NGC MS62BN slab that didn't have a hope of ever grading at PCGS. That one I got rid of a few years back.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I think yours is a little better DVCollector. There's nothing like finding a scarce variety cheaply!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks Mark! I've been lucky finding predecimal coins here.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Excellent :) I bet someone who knows about US varieties would probably do OK down here too!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 Here is my example, very ordinary but loved all the same.!!  "DROPPED" 'A' variety. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Mark, it might be easier to find US varieties in Aus, since fewer look for them. Robster, nice on! I like all the varieties I find--even the "ordinary" ones.  |
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New Member
Australia
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Would I be right in thinking that all these 1942 long denticle half pennies have a dropped 'A'? I have had four and all have exhibited this feature. Anyone have a normal one?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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All of mine have the the dropped "A" too.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Given that the reverse is the reverse of the 1943I half penny would you expect to see the dropped A on that too? I don't have a picture of one to compare.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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New Member
Australia
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All the 1942 I half penny coins I have seen have the 'A' in the normal position. However, I've checked my 1943 I normal and 1942 I 'long denticles' coins. They all have the dropped 'A' but they do show differences in the lettering. If the 1943 master die was used for the 1942 I 'long denticles' coins, then as I understand it, the features should be the same unless different master dies were used. I have included images to show the differences in my coins - particularly in the letters 'A' and 'U' of 'Australia'. The serifs are different. 1943 I  1942 I Long  1943 I  1942 I Long  This would seem to support the idea of two master dies for the 1943 I half penny. Edited by eccentric
01/22/2014 8:18 pm
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