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Is This 1979 SBA A Clear S?

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 Posted 01/03/2012  11:26 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add sjdas7 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
These are the best pictures I could get. My camera is not the best.


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I'm not good with this type of stuff.

By the way, if it is one, it's part of a 1979 proof set. Would that affect the value?
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Definitely the clear S (also known as Type 2 mintmark) variety without a question.

As for value, I'm seeing on ebay several graded and even non-graded examples selling generally around the $50-$80 range.
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It doesn't really affect the value of the other coins in the proof set. The set with the clear S will be worth more than the standard set by the difference between the clear S and the standard S. Just so you know, the centers of the "holes" in the S do not have to be shiny for the coin to be a clear S coin. It is more about the shape of the S than the appearance of the field mirror. the clear S has round curves, while the standard S has more oval curves. Also, as in your coin, the center of the S is essentially flat, whereas in the standard S the center portion is slanted. Coins like yours, where the filed mirror does show through the S are somewhat more desirable than those where it does not but that factor is probably only important when two coins are otherwise of very much equal quality.
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