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Edited by MorgansRmine
10/25/2008 11:54 am
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MorgansRmine, good morning,i have been noticing this myself. It would seem that the older the coin, the further apart from the ediface the initials are found.It would also appear that they have lost weight as time has past!MORGANS DAD...
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Coin 1 is a RDV-006. They started officially in 1989, although there are a few 1988s floating around. (I have one.) They're easy to tell because of the "tail". These are the only years, except the 1998-2000 wide ams.
I'm not 100% sure which one Coin 2 is. I'm leaning toward a RDV-004, minted from 1974-1985.
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Just a couple of points. The 1988P and D Lincoln cents with 1989 reverses are considered transitional coins, while the 1998, 1999 and 2000 are not. Also, you have the 1992P and D Lincoln cents with a 1993 reverse, along with the 2008 Silver Eagle with 2007 reverse, that are considered transitional coins. When a coin is struck with wrong dies from the same year, it is not considered a transitional coin. Those coins would be the the 1990 proof Lincoln Cent without the S mint mark (more than likely struck with an obverse business die), the 1998 Lincoln Cent with Wide AM, the 1998-S Lincoln Cent with a closed AM (proof coin struck with a business die reverse), the 1999 Lincoln Cent with closed AM, the 1999-S Lincoln Cent with closed AM (like the 1998-S) and the 2000 Lincoln Cent with Wide AM. There is also the 1956 to 1964 Washing ton quarters that were struck with a obverse business die and a reverse proof die (Type B) that are included in the above group. These are all referred to a "mini-mules" a phrase coined by Mike Diamond. There is one more modern transitional coin and that is the 1964-D Washington quarter that was struck with a reverse of 1965 (Type C). Most of this information can be seen in the Cherry Pickers Guide, which if you will look has an error. The pictures for the Type B quarters actually show the Type C reverse. BJ Neff |
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RDV?
You have me on that one.
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Interesting pics MorgansRmine. Thanks!
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BJ Neff, I would like to ask you , if someone was looking for a book on various die varieties, for use in say most, if not all US coins, what would you recommend to be good informative reading. I would appreciate your apparent knowledgeable opinion, thanks, MORGANS DAD... |
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Thanks for the insight, BJ. That's what I was trying to say too, but I ran out of ink...  |
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pyrbob:
Thanks, that is a new one on me.
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The best books for the money are the CPGs by J.T. Stanton and Bill Fivaz. They are probably the best source for all around variety types in all denominations and years. If you are interested in just Lincoln cents, no book published will compare to Coppercoins informative site; they are far ahead of the curve in that area. It would be nice to have more comprehensive sites like Coppercoins for different denominations and it maybe coming in the future. The Variety Vista, by James Wiles is in the process of trying to accomplish just that, however, it is a tremendous task.
If you are interested in error coins, try Error Coin Information Exchange, run by Mike Diamond. This site is not only very informative, it also has pictures of some fabulous error coins. This can be a great cross-reference for those who do have an error coin in hand and are lost for a description of what it is.
But getting back to the Cherry Pickers guides (CPG). They maybe the last books of their type. With more people going to the net to look for information, the hard copy, printed revision of the information sort after is becoming passe'. The only draw back is that the information on the net must be free, while books can still garner a royalty. However, this is just my opinion.
BJ Neff
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I'm really new to all this CC forum and want to learn how you guy's and girls learned to take such great pic's
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norseman, some of the folks on the forum take great pictures with just a camera, me I cheat, microscope.
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Bringing this back, while some good info was exchanged, I'm still not sure if this is an 89 cent with the old style initials on it.
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BJ, can you say how to cioontact "Error Coin Information Exchange"? There doesn't seem to be a link.
Thanks, Dick
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