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| Mercury Dimes - Diagnostics For 1944-D/D
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bobh
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Switzerland
46 Posts |
 Posted 05/14/2025 05:59 am
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I have examined several hi-res pictures on the Heritage site, but having difficulty pinning down the specific elements to look for in distinguishing the D/D from the regular strike.
Is there anything except for the mintmark (die clashes, die cracks, etc.) which might help? That "D" is so darn small!   |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins |
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| Found A Long-Lost Relative For One Of My Trimes!
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bobh
New Member
Switzerland
46 Posts |
Posted 03/28/2025 07:21 am
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In the meantime, I cropped out the detail around the date from one of the coins on the PCGS site -- hope I won't get in trouble for doing this. After all, this is for a scholarly endeavor which implies fair use of copyrighted material:
Here, the die crack from the rim through the "1" to the star is prominent, but often it is not visible on other coins.
Are there any additional diagnostics? |
| | Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins |
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| Found A Long-Lost Relative For One Of My Trimes!
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bobh
New Member
Switzerland
46 Posts |
Posted 03/28/2025 07:08 am
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@mrwhatisit -- Thak you! Wow, I had no idea! 
I'm going to get out my better camera and see if I can get good close-ups of this. I looked at the PCGS site for 1862/1 images, but their detail close-up wouldn't load for some reason.
Is there another online reference which I could consult? I only have two or three trimes and never bought a special book about them.
I do have the Walter Breen reference, and he has a close-up of the date. It looks like there is also doubling inside the "8" which I can see in my first pictures. However, I cannot make out the shadow of the "1" to the left of the "2" without better magnification.
Looking again at some PCGS images of coins classified as regular 1862 strikes, it looks like some of these might also actually be unrecognized overdates. That makes me feel a little better about not having noticed it. |
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At 73, my eyesight isn't what it used to be (and these trimes are SO small...)
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