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Waxemm Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 11/03/2014 6:29 pm This one actually has 1888/7? in the title. It however is not this infamous coin. I do believe however it could be a low grade S-5a. Just wanted to see if any of you agree. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1888-1888-7...em3a9aa59625 Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/03/2014 6:44 pm I see that bit the arrow points to, and I can see how it might be interpreted as an RPD (or the 8/7) For the S-1, the dates in the wrong position, but also for the S5a. I think I almost see an 8/8 in the last digit. However, I can't find a match in my Snow guides, and with that much damage it probably doesn't matter anyway... Report this Post to the Staff
Waxemm Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 11/03/2014 6:53 pm Thanks DVC I thought it was fun looking at. The S5a was the closest I could come up with. The date position looks to be right. And I think I can see the die crack on the REV. through the shield. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/03/2014 7:10 pm Granted, the coin's pretty battered up, and I'm just eye-balling the position of the "1" to the bust point--what do you see? The base of the last 8 isn't opened up like the S5. But too bad it's a cull, because that last 8 is interesting... Diagnostic photo credit: Rick Snow Edited by DVCollector 11/03/2014 7:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Waxemm Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 11/04/2014 10:14 am Nope you are right when pasting the pics side by side. I'm still working on that. I was looking it over again last night. I am not sure which variety it could belong to. You're right. It is interesting though. Report this Post to the Staff
BluegrassRiver Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 11/27/2014 08:12 am Thanks for posting those pictures to compare. That's a great tool. The 1 is certainly off. Plus the seller thinks it has VG details which I can't agree with either. Report this Post to the Staff
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