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-makecents- I have attempted to figure out which die was used for this coin: I haven't the faintest clue!  Between the bubbles and plating issues, I can't be sure of anything I'm looking at  |
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snailking1 ,what was the first thing you did to try to figure it out?
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-makecents-,
I tried looking for any die scratches I could find on my coin. The only "good" die scratches I found, I couldn't match up.
Die chips seemed useless with all the bubbling.
The three examples on VV really didn't help me at all. My eye just isn't experienced enough to even tell the difference.
Oh, and I looked at the placement of the mint mark, which immediately eliminated a couple dies. Including VV die 1
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12/14/2025 05:47 am
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I enlarged the picture of the full reverse of this coin. Could someone do the same and let me know if you see what I think I see?
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Oh, and I looked at the placement of the mint mark, which immediately eliminated a couple dies. Including VV die 1 That's what I was looking for.  That just helps get rid of many of the listings. Wexler didn't show the mm placement on all of them, which I never understood, but you can get it down to just a few by doing this. So you have 2 and 3 on VV and maybe 8, 9 and 12 on Wexler (these may be crossover listing too). It is an uphill battle though, between it being a zincoln and most of the markers being really small. I only did one side by side that looks really close, yours with Wexler's die 8.  -makecents-
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Durwood
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Can you give us a clue what you're referencing?
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The full reverse pic is of a regular '88 cent. I enlarged it and it's not a flared G.
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That's what I was looking for.  Had a feeling that might be what you wanted to hear! Guess it means I'm starting to learn a little from everyone here! Realized I hadn't added that to my first response. Now you've made it, that it'll drive me nuts for a while.  Guess I'll have to look again later! Edited by snailking1
12/14/2025 10:43 am
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When I zoomed in on the full reverse pic it looks like a regular G. It may not be the pic may be too grainy to be sure.
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Durwwod,
Really don't understand needing to zoom in on full pic - I included 2 close-ups. Unless you're inferring that the pics are from 2 different coins.
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Nice work on the attributions so far Snailking (at the prompting with Makecents help) And This is quite clearly a flared G on this cent. |
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Thank You, Dearborn I appreciate everyone's help and "prompting" It definitely has all helped lead me to looking for answers myself first, then asking for help second.   |
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One of the worst bosses that I ever had once said to me, "Never ask a customer a question that you could have answered yourself." That idea has stuck with me for thirty years and served me well. Most of the other things he said were hot garbage, though.  Edited by Brandmeister
12/14/2025 4:55 pm
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Most of the other things he said were hot garbage, though. Thank You, Brandmeister |
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