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Originally thought this was a Snow-1b After showing it to Rick Snow, he confirmed it was not.   swcoin.ecrater.com
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Ahhh, what does he know about Snow varieties, anyway.
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Nice coin for a tough date, F-12
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I remember this coin.  Give me a few minutes; I have more light to shed on the matter.  |
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Like I told you Dave, I shoot everything freehand (look at reverse).
This is going to change real soon :-)
The coin is more chocolate in hand too.
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Great, honest coin. Did Rick give it a number? Is that a die dot on the headband? Looks extreme.
Edited by Drsandman2
08/18/2012 3:46 pm
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OK. Caveat: I shot this coin in the flip, under adverse lighting - the very brightly-lit bourse floor. Contrast and ultimate sharpness suffered as a result.   Now, a couple of interesting details.  The two dots below the upper lip are what had us considering the possibility of Snow-1b; the book lists the variety for a line in that location, but images were unclear so we had to think about it. A neat little feature on the reverse:  It's definitely a positive on the coin, and seems integrated enough with the field to suggest it was on the die. Something struck through onto the die, maybe? |
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very attractive problem-free 1871.
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Is that a die dot on the headband? Just caught your comment, Drsandman2. Here ya go:  |
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After looking at my guide, I would agree it isn't a S1b. Although the date looks as though it may fit the RPD of that series. Do you see doubling on the date?
SuperDave and Vermont neighbors?
edit: I meant RPD, not RPM.
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08/18/2012 5:55 pm
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As you can see SsuperDdaves photography BLOWS mine out of the water.
That is very close to the exact color :)
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I don't know what die variety it is, but that is a very nice problem-free 1871! Hard to find them that nice!
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Thanks! When I saw it, I knew it was destined for my Dansco :)
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Very nice coin ... and as always we appreciate Ssuper Dave photography.
David
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