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OK, so I am selling a collection on consignment and I was going through the SLQ books and came accross this coin. It was in the 1923S spot. Clearly its an S. The 1923 part... This is a close up from my scope:  And here is the coin overall:  Let me know what you all think please. |
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Rest in Peace
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It looks like it to me. Comparing to my VF example, it appears to match up.
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Agreed. The 3 is in the right location, of the right design, etc. Congrats! Just curious - was a find in the wild? Did you buy as a 23-s or possible 23-s?
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Ummmm, you can see a part of the date?
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I can't see any part of the date in either picture. With my glasses on or off.  |
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Worn, exactly! LOL In hand I cant see anything at all. I was hoping there was some other diagnostic to tell.
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Well after having been talked about a few times here, and I am sure you already know, there are things to look for with the 1916 SLQ but as far as the 23-S I don't know of any. I have a SLQ that looks about the same, when I tilt it just right and the lighting is correct I think I can see the last digit is a "7". The mintmark is a "D". It has the 3 stars on the reverse so that rules out the 1917D Type 1. The way the date is so worn I am thinking it is a 1917D Type 2. |
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Worn, exactly! LOL In hand I cant see anything at all. I was hoping there was some other diagnostic to tell. Really? The last "3" in the date is clear to me. Also the lump of metal where the end of the "2" used to be is visible. The 3 in the date always survives when the rest of the date is worn. I've owned a couple of these in similar grades. Compare it to the positioning in this F-15 1923-s http://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-S-STAN...em43acafa0a4It's definitely at least a 1923 imho. Now there is always the possibility of an added mint mark, and because of this it may be worth sending to ANACS. It looks VG-F gradewise. |
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Well after having been talked about a few times here, and I am sure you already know, there are things to look for with the 1916 SLQ but as far as the 23-S I don't know of any. I have a SLQ that looks about the same, when I tilt it just right and the lighting is correct I think I can see the last digit is a "7". The mintmark is a "D". It has the 3 stars on the reverse so that rules out the 1917D Type 1. The way the date is so worn I am thinking it is a 1917D Type 2. If the date is raised on the surface as opposed to incuse on the 1927-d, you are probably right. On many of these pre-25 slqs that have the date worn off, the last digit is the last to go, so you will see detail on that one when everything else is worn off. |
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I see the 3, PLAINLY. That extreme close-up shot does NOT do the coin any justice at all. In the shot that shows the whole coin, the 3 is as plain as the nose on, well, MY face, anyway...
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Exactly - in the pic of the whole coin, the 3 is clearly visible under the left foot location........
However, lets just call it a dateless slick and I'll send you $7 for it. :-)
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I can see the three...once I enlarged to picture to 200%. It's a dark three but, it's there!
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I believe each and everyone of you but....  I still don't see no "3" |
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It looks like part of a 5 to me but I need to see another 1923 to be sure.
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Ok, I found a good 1923 and put it over this 1923 in Photoshop, then set the transparency close to 0. Sure enough, I see the 3 clear as day now. Funny how that works.
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Posted 01/30/2012 09:30 am
