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Dollarman is 100 per cent right . All you need to do ......look at the relief.
This pictured coin is an absolute lock as a regular 18 dollar bullion piece .
Once you have handled a 1966 Small bead Dollar , you will never mistake
It again. A Diagnostic is one side will always be business strike , the other
Side Prooflike .
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I agree, large beads.
Similar to Dollarman, I just look at the size of the beads...can another bead fit in-between them? If not, then it's a large bead.
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Actually Johnny, even easier than that is to get accustomed to the differences in the Large Beads(high relief) and small beads(low relief) designs..the whole look of the coin is usually different. A large beads coin in my opinion has more life and beauty to it than a flat, low relief small beads coin. It's an identical situation to the 1953 NSF(high relief) and SF(low relief) Coinage.
Feel free to call me Will.
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11/01/2020 8:09 pm
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I suspect that the confusion here may be from the marker identified on CoinsandCanada. If talks about the I of Regina and on that basis this looks small. Maybe their marker is wrong.
Personally, I do not like using something like relief or strike quality for identifying the size or count of beads. This seems very counterintuitive. If the beads are smaller or fewer or more in number then count them or measure them. It is worth it for a coin of this value rather than just assuming they must all have a strike like the others.
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11/01/2020 10:35 pm
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Thx 47P7. But I am still looking at the original photo from the ebay listing and I see a dead straight line through the I. Photos can be very deceiving and maybe the line is not dead centre or maybe the photo is making the beads look a little bigger than they are due to lighting. Regardless, my gut feel is that we have to wait for Papeldog to get the coin and give us some quality photos. The beads on the west side of the obverse do not look small. I am on the fence. The I marker looks good but the beads at the west do not. |
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Thanks for all the thought's and opinions its greatly appreciated.
I'm still hoping with my fingers crossed that its a small bead dollar if not its (still bullion silver) not a big loss on my part, if its a small bead dollar its a great treasure.
I'll post what it is when it arrives with more pictures of obverse and reverse.
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11/02/2020 10:24 am
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Papeldog... good luck with this one... I touch wood....  they are still out there...same as the diving goose... still some out there...  remember how I found my last one... PapelDog and others take a 1965 SB dollar (SB-P5-T1 or SB B5-T2) and compare the obv. you will know immediately. if it is the same obv YOU have a winner. Edited by 47P7
11/02/2020 10:47 am
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Sorry it is a large beads and if you place a small beads 1965 next to it you do not need any markers just a good set of eyes.
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Well I guess we will never know if it was a large bead or small bead other than the picture I provided.
The seller just e-mailed me about the dollar they can't find it and offered me a 65 instead. Told them I'd like a refund other than the 65
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Someone probably saw your post and reached out to the seller to undercut you...always keep your business to yourself! Until you have the coin in hand that is.
Luckily though the coin isn't a small beads...even the luster on the coin is wrong..the real SB 1966 doesn't have that type of finish.. so if someone did undercut you, all they did was shoot themselves in the foot..
Feel free to call me Will.
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11/03/2020 4:49 pm
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You are correct thedollarman I should have kept it to myself my big problem is I trust people to much to do the right things and not steal someone's Moe joe.
I keep forgetting that the world is full of con artist and crooks, the only thing I can think of is I hope they blow their foot off with that shot with this act if it happened as you mention.
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papeldog sorry about the coin. but if you really want one to search for. this is a small beads 1966 4 fin D. its not very easy to find. I always thought this coin had 3 fins. until I got my glass finely aligned. there is defiantly 4 fins. also a real easy way to find this one. one of the northern lights is attached the the C in Canada here is what it looks like  |
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here is another image to help you  |
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You have to show the whole coin , these images are not helpful .
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