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Wow. The thrill of the hunt.  I'm going to await your detail images, but I can see your thinking here. Need the date, of course, including the designer's initial, and the mint mark, please. |
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like, a date over another date? how can that even happen?
This is Numismatics 101. Dates are(were) punched into the die. Occasionally the need to use a previous-year die which originally went unused requires the new date to be repunched into it, and if they didn't properly obliterate the previous date digit, you get something tres cool like the 1918/7-D Buff. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The lower loop of the 8 is interesting--hope it pans out!   |
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Flat top. Fat waist on the 8 also most 18 d's the 19 is higher than the second 1 and 8. Lot of reasons to risk $32.00. I have a new partner and he agreed $50.00 each with grading and we own a $20.00 coin or a $2,000 coin plus once in hand I can return for $2.00. But I'm going for it. My 1887 DDO snow 1 indian is at ngc right now.sent to a buddy who e's pretty good and he says looks original on the 1887. Email rock Snow and he said hard to tell from pictures. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you return it after getting a closer look that's not gambling.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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That's why I said I'm sending it in. I'm already convinced.
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Pillar of the Community
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I am leaning towards over date. It appears to be a flat top 8 and It looks like you have the tilted D mint mark. I can't quite see it clearly but is there a die crack from the braided knot leading to the mouth?
good luck! Fingers crossed for you.
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My VG10 example mirrors that one. Text book flat top 8.
The D is leaning in the right direction too.
I too thought mine was when others did not. PCGS confirmed it even though it was plain as day when I had it in hand :-)
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't think so. The holes in the 8 are not the right shape.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nope, not a 1918/7. The loops of the 8 are vertical rather than offset.
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Pillar of the Community
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Post some good close up pics of the date when you get it.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
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I believe some of the wear is playing tricks with ours eyes, good luck with this.
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This is Numismatics 101. Dates are(were) punched into the die. Occasionally the need to use a previous-year die which originally went unused requires the new date to be repunched into it, and if they didn't properly obliterate the previous date digit, you get something tres cool like the 1918/7-D Buff. Correct for early coins but not for the 18/7. After about 1907 a different method created the overdates. After 1907 the dates were in the master hubs. These hubs were impressed in to the die blanks to create dies. It would take two or more impressions of the hub into the blank to create the die. Between impressions the die would be heated and softened. In the case of the 18/7 the die was first impressed with a 1917 dated hub, but when it came back from being softened it was accidentally impressed with a 1918 dated hub. So there was more than one way to create an overdate. |
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