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Pillar of the Community
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What is a micro D on a large cent, (post pictures please) and what years does it occur on?
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Pillar of the Community
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This is the 1881 "traditional" one  |
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thanks small cent but do you have a pic of the micro d? I hear about it on thread but dont know what it is... also going to a coin store on wednnesday and going to pick out some double dates and error coins... and of o course silver dollar ;)  |
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Look at the little "D" under the regularD in Dei
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Pillar of the Community
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wow, thanks I never saw that. thanks small cent guy |
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small cent so its just the 1881 cent that has micro D none of the others do?  |
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Better for the large cent fellows to weigh in. I believe that this is the only one that is like this. There was another coin in a thread here a week or two back that CCCS called a micro D but it was quite a different sort of thing. I think it was a Danlos coin and/or posting.
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12/05/2011 8:22 pm
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United States
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1881 is the only year for that variety. Danlos has another date that says Micro D on the holder but it is not a micro D. It was a triple D or quad D with one of them low.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Dan, is there any added value to the 1881?
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The Charlton 2011 Large Cent varieties section shows the regular coin at $7 in VG8 and the micro D at $55. It shows the regular MS60 at $100 and the micro D at $800. Not sure what true retail would be. I don't watch for them on ebay in particular but I don't think many come up. Here is a recent sale, although it has two varieties on one coin. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Canada-...em336f1a7904 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks, for the info, smallcentguy.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Is this fairly common for 1881. Two open D's & single serif D in DEI ?   |
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The 1881H micro D is scarce, though not rare. I have 5, and have seen 2 sell on ebay that I didn't go after. I bought an EF for $50, and a VF30 sold on ebay recently for $130. Based on rarity, it should be selling for much more, perhaps one day it will. The 1882H Triple D, micro D is also scarce, I have found 3 so far. The name isn't finalized. Personally, it looks like a "micro D" as you cannot see the bottom of the repunched "low D". CCCS has no problem calling it micro D. In reality, calling the 1881H a micro D isn't right either. It should be "mini D", or "small D". Micro implies 1000x smaller than the original, which it obviously isn't. Who came up with the silly name? But its catchy, so the debate regarding the name is pointless. The 1882H micro D remains unpublished in any major work, though its known to variety collectors on these and other messageboards. Edited by canadian-varieties
12/06/2011 11:17 pm
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The 1881 open Ds are also not common but not rare. Perhaps "scarce"...but more common than the 1881H micro D. Edited by canadian-varieties
12/06/2011 11:16 pm
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Regarding the origin of the name Micro D. It was used by Jack Griffin when he spoke of this particular variety years ago. His writings don't use the word micro, but when he discussed varieties he would often use descriptive words. Most of the varieties that are showing up here and on other sites are being re-discovered. Look to works published by Zoell, Griffin, Haxby and others starting back in the 1960's for the original descriptions. Some of the "new" discoveries are nothing more than people looking at their coins and posting their finds without looking at the reference materials that are in existence. This is a great time to be checking out your large cents for variations but most of what is being discovered has been seen, documented and discussed before. Our ability to generate and share pics of forums such as this makes the transfer of information immediate. Many people rely solely on forms for information. You have to start somewhere for sure, but these arenas should just whet your appetite. Join the RCNA or ANA and make liberal use of their library material to become better informed and help your understanding of the pioneers and history of this interesting collecting path. :) |
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Posted 12/05/2011 6:24 pm
