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I was looking through some dimes and came across what I think are both varieties of the 1980 dime, one with a narrow 0 in the date and the other a wider 0 in the date. I have attached a pic below, can someone confirm that I have identified these correctly. (The pic below is the best I could do with my scanner) Also, are the mintages of these varieties known? is one more common than the other? Thanks  |
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They both look the same to me. But what do I know  |
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Ok, thanks - Looks like I got both, cool.
Other way around though, I got it now, I'll update my collection and photo this evening accordingly.
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I'm pretty sure these are both wide 0 but a closeup of each date would help. I find the best way to tell narrow 0 apart from wide 0 is actually to look at the 8 since the whole date is different. In the wide 8 the top and bottom inside circles are just about perfect circles (as wide as they are high). In the narrow 8 each inside circle is noticeable oval (higher than wide). I spent a bunch of time looking for the narrow 0 variety in circulation and have never found one. Last time we talked about this variety I don't think anyone could provide a narrow 0 example that was a business strike. My only example of the narrow 0 is from a prestige set: Narrow Date:  Bold Date:  |
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 with LaureateBust both of the coins posted by the OP appear to be wideO "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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My only narrow o is from a set and not found in change
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^ same here
I couldn't find a narrow 0 in circulation either.
I think these are both wide 0... Sorry.
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Where are all the circulation narrow 0? I just looked through 1 1/2 rolls and they were all wide!
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It's possible all are in sets, though I do recall a post here on CCF where maybe someone claimed to find a narrow 0 in the wild.
I get frustrated by varieties like this where it's so hard to believe you're striking out time and again, until you see the two side by side.
I think it's worth the 2 or 3 bucks to buy a narrow 0.
Edited by bibd
09/25/2012 12:31 am
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CCN trends does not list a price for circulation narrow O.They only have narrow O estimates for coins removed from sets.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Is there wide 0 in sets as well as narrow 0?
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I think wide 0 does exist in sets too.
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The easiest means to differentiate the two is to look at the inner circles, or holes, of the 8 in the date. In the bold or wide date, they are round. In the narrow date they are oval.
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I'm looking to confirm the existence of a couple of coins that I'm having trouble finding, so I'm reviving this old thread to see if anyone can help. Have any of you ever found a 1980 "Narrow 0" 10 Cent business strike or a 1980 "Wide 0" 10 cent in any RCM set? On a similar note, has anyone ever found a "Near Beads" 1980 25 Cent business strike or a 1980 "Far Beads" 25 cent in any RCM set? Online and catalog resources do list values for these coins, however, I'd really like to know if anyone can provide first hand confirmation of these coins' existence. |
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Posted 09/24/2012 11:22 am
