1962 1c "Harp" Variety

Very nice Kurt, high quality artwork and layout.

I checked my only two 1962 pennies: one is in MS-65 and the other is PL-65. I can see light traces of a harp with 10x mag lens on the MS coin. But there is NO WAY my scanner can pick this up like yours does.

Is this unique to 1962?

Marc

Hi Canadian_Coins

From what I understand this variety came out last year,like all variety's it is found by persons looking at each and every coin under microscope or others.This is what I do with all my change everyday you would be surprise what you can find sometime.

SO whats the value of the harps and guitars anyway? =)

Still, the "harp" isn't a bad coin to have, but the guitar is worth slightly more. Harp MS63: $50, Guitar: $75 (Charest).
Whatever the value of this coin, I find it very interesting!

Dick, yes--one line completely spans the space between the "1" and the leaf. I wasn't entirely sure how accurate Charest's diagrams were, but you might be right about the "guitar" variety. Good call!

Marc, I think I have a different title for yoiur "thread". I have one that shows even more of the "DIE CLASH" that you seem to have nearly as roll of. the photo is bad, but I'll point out the spots to check. 1. the back of the neck,( lost in the gleare), 2, under the chin, as in your photo, 3 in the round area at the end og the "smile", 4, just a small spot under the nose, and 5 just a hint of a line that is just off the bridge of the nose. I think these marks are from the maple leafs impression in the clash:observe,

If needed, or desired, I can make a series of photos of the indicated areas.I decided to bring them up, after all.







The third one should not have come. Check that die chip in the eye!

Dick

Marc, that might be a good idea. You would have the "burden of proof", in that you seem to have gotten the main bulk of them. Mine slipped out, somehow, but it is definitely a die clash. It is not in Charlton's Catalohue, because I went thru the whole section on all types of errors, types, etc and there was no mention of a die clash. My book is the 2005 Ed. It would be interesting, too, to see the ""progression od the clash", as it makes the "run", before being replaced. Check yours to see if there is any indications on the obverse. mine has nothing. Your photo shows very little of the damage, whereas is quite extensive. This then could be what it takes to get it included in the catalogue. I dion't know if the 2008 CDROM has any mention. I have it, but have a great deal of trouble, trying to find anything there. I have almost given up. Super Dave, or whoever har the authority, if you would like to move thos to another topic, such as "Clashed dies", it would be quite appriopaite, and I believe by general support.
Dick

Marc, Maybe I beat you to it! LOL Check the time on mine when you see it Funny, we get the same idea at the same time! Either waym it will be interesting o see what actually caused the impressions. I bekieve it is a clashed die, and because of so many now being reported, by so few, it looks like the "run" was not discovered until there had been many coins marked with the damage. I think that if we were to gey several different pgotos of the different stages of the clash progerssion, FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD, maybe we could see the earlier, mid, and late stages of it. Opinions? Dick