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Valued Member
United States
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This is my first wheat counterstamp. Most of my others are from the 70's. Pretty cool huh?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
Due to dryness of silver halves, start doing penny box:
Today's box:
28,
29,
40x2,
41x5,
42x2
44x4,
44d,
45x4,
45d,
46x3,
48,
50,
51,
51d,
52,
54,
55x2,
55dx2
56,
56dx3
57,
57d,
58dx2
Lots of wheats but no hole filler. Next time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
wow, that IS a lot of wheats. nice box. are you pulling copper too?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
19999 Posts |
I haven't seen that Mason counterstamp before....very cool!
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
Really cool counterstamp.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1431 Posts |
VERY nice 09VDB, merc.
That's one I still need to find.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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how do you tell small date?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19999 Posts |
Sorry, that's a large date 1960. LOL
Congrats on the VDB....that's an AMAZING find!
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Valued Member
United States
326 Posts |
 I too say sorry. Keep looking there are alot out there. About the mason counterstamp, I've had the design before but not with the back design. Usually it has a blank disk shape under the design. Also it's raised instead of impressed. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sorry for the mistake... you are indeed correct, the 1960 penny I presented is a large date, not a small date as I said. In my haste, I thought I finally had the elusive small date, but alas, it was not to be. Since I had just matched up a pair of 1960-D small and large date, I thought I knew the small date well enough to identify it without comparing it against a large date... but I was wrong. For me the main identifier is the zero in the date... in the small date version, the zero is elongated slightly, whereas in the large date, the zero is more rounded. I should have taken the time to verify my finding against a large date, but I was so thrilled to find one, I bypassed this important step.  Here is my 1960-D small and large date to show the differences side by side:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The good thing....now you should be able to spot the 6 from 100 yards away. LOL
The 1960 SD is VERY rare in circulation. Not many were produced (nobody knows the exact number) but most have already been picked out of circulation by collectors.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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In comparing the '60 small and large date, I agree the 6 stands out like a sore thumb, but without them side by side, I think the biggest indicator is the oval zero vs round zero, but I guess I've proved I am not yet a master at identifying these. Yes, they may be hard to find, but my search goes on, and I am determined to find one from a bank roll. Each box holds treasures, and so the challenge continues... I've found some incredible things in just a few boxes... who knew it would be so much fun?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I think a good camera is key. For me the eaisest way to compare large vs small dates is zoomed in quality pics on my computer.
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