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Hello, I came across this coin and noticed the double 1 and 8 on the date. What I am trying to confirm is does this mean that it IS and L? Since the coin is worn the L would not be visible. Or is this a double die / other error? Kinda new to IHCs, and would love opinions. Thanks! Enz    |
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Yes it is the L. That can be determined by the pointed bust vs. the rounded bust. The RPD is an added bonus
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Nice find it's a Rick Snow # S2 can't tell if it's the a or b die due to the wear on the edge. I can almost make out the tip of the scratch under the 4 extending into the field, how is it in hand? From Rick's book Vol. 1 page 250:  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
11/04/2021 12:10 pm
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To me it's not an exact match to the S2  |
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Great thanks everyone. @BigSilver - Thanks for the info on the pointed vs rounded bust. That is what makes it the L - not the doubled 1 an 8. It seems from my research though any RPDs I found from 1864 are also a L...
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dave700x I was thinking it's not quite there too, but I chalked it up to wear, though Rick's books does say counterfeits are known of this variety, so...
Though I would expect any counterfeits to not have this degree of wear, I would think a fake would be done for the RPD and be more modern, but who knows?
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@BigSilver - Thanks for the info on the pointed vs rounded bust. That is what makes it the L - not the doubled 1 an 8. It seems from my research though any RPDs I found from 1864 are also a L... Absolutely, anything with this exact RPD would also be automatically be an L. I was pointing out that even if it weren't for the RPD we would be able to know that it is the L variety. |
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Tanman2001: Are we sure it's Snow-2 and not Snow-1? (I think it's Snow-1) Still with L. Now that I look at it more closely, I believe you are correct, I see the die crack at the bottom of the AM the reverse die crack at 11:30 and 2:30 the date aligns better in regards to the repunch. By jove, I think it is the S1 a VERY rare variety!  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I didn't even notice the upper flag of the 1 was not close enough to the bust point to be an S2. I was merely comparing the spread of the double 1 and 8.
S1 it is. Congrats to the OP!!!
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Thats cool, I was checking my rpd 1864-L to the thankful page snapshots to compare to mine, and I have the S2b die stage B type  . |
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