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I was offered this coin today .. it was what I think is a good deal, so I picked it up. I think it is a Die pair #3, open to hearing opinions. This one is very close to a missing "D" or Weak "D" at least in my opinion. Now .. what to do .. I don't have the 1922 Plain hole filled in my Dansco, I do have a blank in there right now.  Should I crack it out of the NGC holder and put it in the Dansco, or just leave the album and holder as they are. Just asking opinions .. not sure what I want to do yet.   |
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I don't really believe in the 1922 Plain thing just because Dansco put a slot in there. At no point did the US Mint ever intend to produce a 1922 Plain. So, I think you are free to put whatever you would like in there. A weak D shows the idea of the die deteriation as well as a plain. I have a mint token from the Denver mint in my 22 Plain slot, so that gives you some idea of my thoughts on the matter.
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It looks like a weak D to me. If that's what NGC said, I would break it out and put it in your 1922 plain slot since it's a variety of that date. But if NGC authenticated it as a No D, I would leave it slabbed, because it would be more valuable that way. Agree it's probably die pair 3, although it's close to 2.
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Looks like a nice example of a Weak D to me, and I would not crack it. Just leave as is, and find a 22 Plain for the hole if it's what you are looking for. Just my .02
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What does NGC say about it?
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What I do is If I have a slabbed coin and There is a missing spot in my dansco. I take a Piece of paper and write "In Slab" and put it in that spot.Excellent Coin!!
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Usually I'm against cracking if there is any reason for the coin to stay encased.
In this instance it probably won't hurt.
Although I take photos of the obverse and reverse attach them to the same denomination, and put that in the dansco which satisfies the set and keeping the coin in the slab.
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You know me, I like to fill holes. Crack it.  |
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I left a blank planchet in mine, with a tag "See Slab" |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Just to be clear .. those saying to crack it .. would put a weak "D" into the plain hole? If I do not crack it .. I might do something like this .. (what I did for my 1909 S vdb)  |
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I would say do like your S VDB and place a label These are mine.   |
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I am not a big fan of breaking open sets or slabs just to fill a blank in a book. If you have the coin slabbed or encased put a placeholder in the book that clearly identifies that you have it elsewhere. I do this for any of my higher-value coins (of which I have few), even those that I keep in 2x2's. I would prefer to have a protected coin that one in a book, especially if only one side is visible and unprotected.
What would be more impressive than a filled book would be a book filled with placeholders indicating that the collector has a slabbed coin. If I have a poor condition coin for the book that I am not worried about damage or wear then I might book it and keep the better coin protected.
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If it was actually a 22 Plain, then I might say crack it, but it's not the correct coin for the slot, so why put it in, imho.
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Since the 1922 plain is a variety anyway, I would have no problem putting a nice weak D into that slot. I like seeing the holes filled, and personally, I think having a placeholder and tag is somewhat distracting.
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