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Very interesting read. Survival numbers are the true gauge of rarity rather than original mintage numbers and this is especially true in the Morgan dollar series.. |
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Quote:Very interesting read. Survival numbers are the true gauge of rarity rather than original mintage numbers and this is especially true in the Morgan dollar series.. That's something I have a love hate relationship with. From the perspective of a numismatist I find it fascinating that such things can occur and the ways they occur as well. However as a collector in general, I can sympathize with the additional financial burden that creates. Quote:
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Your analysis of the key date (business strikes) in the Lincoln Cent series is correct regarding the 1914-D vs. the 1909-S VDB. With all the public controversy with the engraver's initials on the reverse of the first year issue, and then almost immediate removal of the initials, the public hoarded the 1909-S VDB resulting in the enduring population of mint state coins in the numismatic market for years. As late as 1981 at the local coin show, a older couple came to the dealer table in the full roll of MS 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cents. The outer coins on either end were gummed up, but 2/3 of the interior coins were full red, pristine! We bought the full roll on the spot. Not so for the 1914-D and 1914-S with strong strikes! They're scarce! Incidentally, in the 40+ years of collecting mint state Lincoln Cents - I found the 1923-S, full red with strong strike the toughest! |
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i would say the 1943 bronze cent as a key date You cannot claim the 43 bronze cent is a key date by the simple virtue that it is not a "date". It's an error coin. You could say the 43 Bronze is a iconic rarity to the series, you could say it's the crown jewel of LWC errors, but you couldn't say it is a key date. |
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I have to concur with those in the 1926-S camp as I literally spent years looking for a raw one in AU-50 or better with just a little red on it to no avail. In addition to not being saved like the 09-S VDB or 31-S coins, the 26-S had lots of other things working against it - namely poor strikes and poor luster, with a lot of the coins having a "brassy" appearance. Not to mention, a lot of examples have obverses and reverses which look nothing alike in color. A few years ago I finally found a nice, evenly-colored, well-struck MS64BN PCGS coin which has a good amount of "normal" red on both sides. Definitely one of my favorite coins in my collection.
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I say that the 1964 sms penny is a key date It's not an error coin! *** Edited by Staff - Please stop with the emoji overload, this is about the 10th post I've edited of yours. One is enough, you don't need 30. ***Edited by 829729742
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I say that the 1964 sms penny is a key date
It's not an error coin! You're right, it's not an error coin, but it's not a key date either. The 1964 SMS Cent is effectively a pattern. Generally speaking any proof or specimen coins are not considered key dates as their low mintages would mean every single one would be a key date. TLDR Key Dates are NFC Business Stikes. |
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