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United States
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Numidan has been generous enough to send me copies of his 1929 photos for overlaying and here are the results:    All the upper elements in the overlays overlapped acceptably, but I've cropped the overlays down to make focusing on the 2nd 9 easier. In the top photo (H9 over L9)we see that the H9 is higher by about the thickness of the top of the 9 and to the right about 1/2 the thickness of the loop. The center photo shows the M9 over L9. Here the 9 is mostly moved straight up (less than 1/2 the thickness of the top of the 9. And, finally, the H9 over M9 overlay shows us that the H9 is high by about 1/2 the thickness of the top of the 9 and to the right less than 1/3. Personally, I prefer overlays to lines, though lines can be useful if they're drawn with extreme caution. In some catalogs I've seen lines used badly, causing completely erroneous conclusions. Thanks, again, Numidan. You've finally allowed me to convince myself that there really is a 1929 besides the standard H9 and L9! |
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 Canada
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The High 9 is a very tough coin to find in mint state condition...
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Speaking of tough, how easy is the Medium 9 to find, even in average circulated? I suspect that is going to take several people looking, over a period of time to answer ...
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10/25/2016 10:32 pm
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Canada
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Tough to answer... 10 years ago, I had over 20 unsorted circulated rolls of 1929 1-cent coins. At the time, a die study never occurred to me - I just pulled out the end members (highest and farthest 9) and sold the rest to a local dealer. On average I found 1.5 high nine coins per roll.. of course, I am kicking myself now for not embarking on a proper study of the series. I managed to find a gem unattributed some time ago, and that was after a LONG hunt http://goccf.com/t/123433"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
Canada
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time to recheck the cents I might have on that date.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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OK what would this one be?  MG |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Viper Your coin is a high 9.Take a piece of paper and run it across The top of last 9 and you will see it is higher than the 1-9-2 and the last 9 intersects with the 2 at the bottom.
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New Member
Canada
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Hello, I posted this in the other thread but it much older. Does this penny look like a high nine or just a regular one?  I just can't tell. Thank you in advance for any help! |
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 Canada
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Regular.
Can't add anything to the ID advice given in this thread, seems to be clear and sufficient to me.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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10/26/2016 6:58 pm
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