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1952 Proof Superbird Washington Quarter Vartiety

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1952 Proof Superbird Washington quarter Variety

I got this one this week for a nice deal maybe because it was slabbed NGC PF66 but not with variety on the label and getting a good picture of it is hard.

very happy to add this to my Washington quarter collection

engraved S in chest

I dont think it is the ddo/red tail feather one.

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 Posted 09/26/2014  6:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Here is an image of one:
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Probably first time I've posted this image. The subject comes up from time to time.
http://www.pcgs.com/news/its-bird-i...zine10082013
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Nice cherry pick!
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Great
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That is so cool. Next coin show, I'm hunting for one of those!
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Interesting variety--is that "s" a die gouge?
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Just a quick question, where do you find out about these varieties? I would like to know.
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the superman tv show was very popular at the time and it is believed a mint work engraved it on the chest instead of the normal S mint mark as support for the show which he was a avid fan.
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CoinCollector2000, I seen that in the Cherry Pickers Guide and been looking since... There is a DDO with engraved feather tails also with the S worn out more that one is worth alot more....
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Oh, I should have known when Dave said cherry-pick, huh? Well then. But thanks for the response
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From how it look I don't believe the "S" was engraved into the die. It looks more to me like something, a pice of lint, string, or even a metal shaving, was on the die blanj when it was was hubbed. A "strikethrough" during the hubbing and it was impressed into the die blank.
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I said I was going to hunt for one of those at the next coin show I went to....and I did....and I told my husband to search for one, too.

At a show on Sunday, I ran into two friends from my local club and they each had one for sale....

I got them both.

I want to thank OcalaFlorida and Coop for posting such excellent photos. The surfaces on those coins look pock marked and I think I would have passed on purchasing the coins without having seen the photos posted here.
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awesome buddy, would love to see picts ..

I also just got another one too PF 67...

make sure to also check them for engraved tail feathers or a double die obverse
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That is just what we do and love it.
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I'll try to get some pics tomorrow or the next day.....
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I finally got around to taking some pics of my superbirds.

The photos....(sigh) are not good. I doubt that the "S" shows up at all.



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