Posted 05/16/2025 08:16 am
There are two different 1919-S obverse dies that have been considered as 2F. On one die, a shadow of the third feather exists into late die stage. On the second die, repeated polishing eliminated all but a lump near the top of the right side of the third feather. Neither 1919-S has the entire third feather missing.
Your coin appears to be the first die, with the shadow remaining. From the die gouges, your coin seems to have been struck fairly early after a die polishing, but not the first die polishing.
Ron Pope listed both as 2F coins, but considered the second die to be "more" of a true 2F, if that makes sense.
Short answer is that it met Ron's criteria for a 2F.
You have a nice specimen, both higher grade and a fairly early die state of the variety. That date and mint in general has a lot of coins from badly overworked dies.
Your coin appears to be the first die, with the shadow remaining. From the die gouges, your coin seems to have been struck fairly early after a die polishing, but not the first die polishing.
Ron Pope listed both as 2F coins, but considered the second die to be "more" of a true 2F, if that makes sense.
Short answer is that it met Ron's criteria for a 2F.
You have a nice specimen, both higher grade and a fairly early die state of the variety. That date and mint in general has a lot of coins from badly overworked dies.
