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vaga Valued Member Canada 72 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 7:54 pm thanks in advance Report this Post to the Staff

mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9165 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 8:01 pm Sorry it's not , but keep looking. Report this Post to the Staff
jakedacc Pillar of the Community Canada 1177 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 8:59 pm unfortunately not Yours is on the left - an actual pointed is on the right Report this Post to the Staff
inward New Member Canada 25 Posts	Posted 08/24/2013 11:45 am I think the pointed fives almost touch the stem of the leaf if I am not mistaken. Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9165 Posts	Posted 08/24/2013 6:15 pm No where you want to look is where the straight part comes down from the top and meets the curve, then the little tail that hangs down, they should be the same thickness. Like the pic on the right. Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 02:13 am Here is an example of the 2 attributes I look for when determining if a 1965 cent is blunt or pointed. The first of course is the end of the horizontal bar of the 5. It can be a bit tricky as most of the ends are angled to some extent. If you also factor in that PMD can cause the end to appear to be more pointed then it actually is. That is why I always check the top part of the loop of the 5. For the "pointed 5" variety it will come more to a point then for the "blunt 5" which will be more horizontal. Have a look at the pic below to see what I mean. It helps me greatly to use both the attributes to determine if a pic of a coin is actually a pointed 5. I hope it will help a few members out if they have questions on a particular coin. The left side of picture is the pointed 5 coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Barrie Valued Member Canada 227 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 09:26 am I had the same identification problem until cladhunter brought the following to my attention. Hope it helps you. The left side of accompanying picture is the pointed 5 coin. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...nt65cent.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
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