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I received this "NSS" 1953 Silver Dollar today, was psyched to see the obverse. Turned the coin over and looked and saw a hint of the shoulder strap. Looking at the reverse, it is a weak strike with the 9 in the date very low in relief, and the designers initials EH are 1/2 gone. Looking at the I in DEI as a marker, the ends don't seem flared enough to make it a NSS. What do you think, should I send her back, it is a slightly rotated die with a nice cameo. I think I'll keep her and ask for another NSS coin.         Edited by SilverDon
08/09/2017 3:40 pm
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Hi SilverDon-
That is definately a 53 NSS.
Don't think that is a weak strike on the reverse
though, might be a strike through. A weak strike
would affect more of the design, especially the
centre of the canoe.
On the obverse, the "I" in DEI does look a little
strange, but if you notice the other letters,
they are all flaired.
All in all, still a nice coin.
Edited by JimmyD
08/09/2017 4:14 pm
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NSS- No Shoulder Strap (AKA NSF- No Shoulder Fold)
SS- Shoulder Strap (AKA SF-Shoulder Fold)
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08/09/2017 4:39 pm
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Here is the faint SF I see.  |
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The coin is NSF.
The obverse letters are flared.
The rims are narrow on both reverse and obverse.
The markers don't lie.
NSF or NSS, if you prefer, are misnomers, they should have been called "weak" shoulder fold or strap.
The change in the obverse was not because there was no shoulder fold on the NSF coins, but because they were such high relief that the somewhat delicate feature did not strike up well, most NSF coins will show some portion of the fold though weak or incomplete.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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NSF or NSS, if you prefer, are misnomers, they should have been called "weak" shoulder fold or strap. Actually, the proper term should be 'High Relief' and 'Low Relief' obverse dies... "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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most NSF coins will show some portion of the fold though weak or incomplete Thanks kindly for this info. |
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NSF is Hi Relief SF is Low Relief. Shoulder Fold and No Shoulder Fold are misnomers and hardly describe what really went on back in 1953.
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