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I'll give it a go:RPM-004 stage B John1  |
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Time for an update. As expected this one is not giving up its secrets easily, so...
John1 (and others) have correctly figured out the RPM-004 stage B. But since this is clearly not ddo-001, what is the other attributable characteristic? The famous mathematician Martin Gardner once wrote a book called "aha!" all about having the aha! moment when an answer that was not obvious at first comes into focus. That's all it takes and we will have a winner.
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PM sent. Sorry for posting here. I didn't read the instructions. Edited out.
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03/17/2018 10:59 am
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Good job Jay just was messaging him that answer
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I didn't read the instructions, so it's yours if you want it Mrzllewellyn. I posted the answer here when I should have PMed. Attention to detail is a key characteristic for variety collectors. I failed miserably. :-(
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Nah I messed up and forgot to put stage lol
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Actually Jay you failed not at all, as you are the WINNER! You were the first person to correctly identify in a PM that the coin is RPM-004 Stage B with Retained Cud RCD-1C-1955S-08R. I got a number of responses, and all go the RPM number correct but it varied from there. The key here was to realize that when figuring out the stage B part of the RPM that the die marker was in fact a Retained Cud. Not easy as it doesn't really look like one. And, just to make it harder, the Cud is not cross referenced on VV nor is the RPM cross referenced on CoC so you had to work that out without such help. Congrats to Jay and thanks to all for participating. |
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Yeah there was a Cud that looked similar to it too but it had a BIE. I was searching all over lol it was fun thanks. |
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It was great fun. I would do these for nothing. It sharpens your skills. Even when I don't have spare cash, I still search ebay just to see if I can notice varieties and attribute them. Then watch them to see if they were discovered and what the selling price was for future reference. Sending PM now. Thanks again! |
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I was guessing an RPM, and Progressive Indirect Design Transfer I think I see in second pic. I didn't catch top crack on Cud. |
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Tunnioc, you bring up two of the things about this coin that weren't really red herrings but nor were they helpful in getting to the answer. The coin has decent progressive indirect design transfer, but that is not an attributable characteristic so merely a distraction. As for the Retained Cud, the upper contact point is not where most folks would look for one. It is, in reality, only about two mm above the lower contact point and unless under extreme magnification that just looks like one wide contact point and not two. You either had to already know this obscure Cud or take a chance and look up 1955-S Retained Cuds and see if this was listed, which it is. |
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A good one to learn from, thanks  |
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Yeah I first looked up if progressive Indirect Design transfers are attributed lol then I moved on to the Cud |
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Got it today. It looks great in hand! Thanks again Keith! I didn't have that one.
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