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Another find on eBay--
Do you see it yet? Date comparison: Top date: certified 1918/7, bottom date of coin I bought--I see something.   On the 1918/7, there is a marker--a die crack from the hair to the jaw (bottom picture is coin I bought)  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Tough call. To my eye, the overdate has a noticeably straight-across top to the last digit, which I don't see here.
Edited by Coinfrog
03/11/2017 5:13 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Yep, also see it at right upper 8 point to east! Lucky you...  |
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the overdate has a noticeably straight-across top to the last digit, Yeah--I wondered about that too. I spend a lot of time studying pictures before bidding. Lower grade examples often don't look as straight across the top of the date (pics below) However, the half-moon lower loop of the 8 is a much stronger marker whenever the date is visible. But we'll see when it arrives.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Doubt it, but still a chance, usually when you get one like that, you know.
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We'll see...this is the first one I've found unattributed in years of searching where it looked even close to the diagnostics. But--I'm not claiming it's anything until I have a close look. Edited by Thulium
03/12/2017 4:14 pm
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I used to cherrypick these with some frequency (maybe 15 total) back in the '60s, mostly in the Good-VG range. One, however, was a VF, cherried in 1964 or '65. And I did nail an AG a couple of years ago.
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It's a toss up for me, I hope it is though, good luck  |
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Studying this one more, I'm actually feeling more confident. Comparing the diagnostic cracks on a very late die state, I'm seeing something very similar on my coin--animation below. Well, I'll know soon enough.  Edited by Thulium
03/13/2017 2:50 pm
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Just noticed, if you look close enough, you can see the seven go through the bottom loop of the 8 to the left.
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Yeah--that's why I bought this coin. Also, the upper top left of the 8 looks rather level, even if the right corner is more rounded. Then again, if my eyes are playing tricks one me--which happens often staring at fuzzy pictures--it's not a huge loss.  Edited by Thulium
03/13/2017 01:12 am
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Update--the nickel arrived, and after all that rigorous analysis...it's just a regular 1918-D. The bottom loop is actually oval--huh?   Oh well...at least I know the markers now. So I'm 0/2 on cherrypicking US overdates on ebay. But, I'm pretty certain I've found a 43/2--you might spot it in this picture. Edited by Thulium
03/15/2017 3:13 pm
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