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909records Valued Member United States 373 Posts	Posted 10/28/2008 11:42 am looks like the pic from cherrypickers book I believe thats the ball of the s right below the d ? new and having fun thanks colleen Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 10/28/2008 12:05 pm That's nice! To my eyes, it closely matches the 1951D-1OM-002, and the underlying S looks more distinct than LDS--MDS perhaps? Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 10/28/2008 3:35 pm Kurt - by looking at the absence of die wear on the date in the photo you should deduce it's MDS...it isn't in an individual detail - it's the whole design. Just to make sure you're not confusing slight differences in a single detail with different die states, a die state is determined solely by the wear on the die - nothing else. I agree that this is 1951D-1OM-002, and I also agree that it's MDS - not because of the difference in the mintmark, but because the coin is MDS. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 10/28/2008 4:09 pm Chuck, Thank you for clarifying on that important distinction. I appreciate your emphasis on terminology and proper methodology in attribution--it certainly has cleared my head of much confusion. This may be due to FE/IHC varieties, where people often judge die state by the variety features (such as overdates), and not other die markers. I don't know the reason for this, but it may have to do with condition issues on IHCs--many details are inconsistent between individual strikes. Thanks again for sharing your expertise! Btw, did you see my discovery/analysis of a possible DDR 1956 Australian cent? What's your take? Edited by KurtS 10/28/2008 4:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 10/28/2008 5:57 pm nice picture, and congrats if it is the right over MM Report this Post to the Staff
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