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08/19/2023 4:43 pm
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There are quite a few such minor RPMs that show up only on the serifs, with small separation. I think I have a copy of this one as well, and it may even have tripling showing on the lower serif. I put these minor RPMs in tubes and look back through them from time to time to see if I missed something that deserves more attention, then they go back into the tubes for another few years...
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Closeup of MM please. |
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Nice RPM!
Errers and Varietys.
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There are quite a few such minor RPMs that show up only on the serifs, with small separation. I think I have a copy of this one as well, and it may even have tripling showing on the lower serif. I put these minor RPMs in tubes and look back through them from time to time to see if I missed something that deserves more attention, then they go back into the tubes for another few years... I had to laugh because that's what I have been doing. I have five rolls of BU red RPMS from 1952 on upward that I can't find . A lot of them are ms-65 or 66. Many of the mintmarks are quite obvious. I think a bunch of these are earlier die states and don't have the die markers yet or vice versa. Correct me if I am wrong but die scratches will fade or even disappear if the RPM is farther down the line in the process. Cracks and die chips will remain unless that portion of the die is changed (am I correct on that)? Changing the obverse side would then change the mintmark? ( Am I correct on this also). Photos on copperCoins .com or not that great for many of the RPMS or at least to me they aren't.I really appreciate you weighing in on the thread. I have gone so far as to go through variety vista and copercoins Rpm by Rpm. There are many I can skip by the position nevertheless it's still a lot |
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Closeup of MM please. Here are two photos one of the top serif and one of the bottom serif. One of my questions ( Does this bottom serif look like a D/D/D triple punched)   The main reason I posted was that it looked like a triple punch and the broken portion on the left wheat stalk would be a very good marker or so I thought? |
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Does have that repunched look.
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I'm right there with you. I have 8 or 9 bu rolls of 58s that I can't id. Yes scratches and polishing marks will disappear the older the die is. The RPM is on the die so if they change the die, it's gone. They change the reverse die and the PUPs are different. Then the older the die is the more polishing, die dents, and Die Deterioration you have to muddle through. 52ds have a lot of rpms that look alike also. |
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Quote:I'm right there with you. I have 8 or 9 bu rolls of 58s that I can't id. Yes scratches and polishing marks will disappear the older the die is. The RPM is on the die so if they change the die, it's gone. They change the reverse die and the PUPs are different. Then the older the die is the more polishing, die dents, and Die Deterioration you have to muddle through. 52ds have a lot of rpms that look alike also. How right you are with the 52-d's. They seem to be very well defined but still can't find them. I might be able to find them a little faster(just a little) if I could figure out if they are east, west, tilted, rotated. . Plud coppercoins which has way more rpms listed but several of their photos are blurry or just the MM without the date to get a reference point! |
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It can get a lot confusing. The way I remember them is, the direction is the mark that is closer to the surface of the coin and the weaker one. That's the direction. The one that's punched on top of that one is almost always the stronger of the two. Dang it, I think I just confused myself. The stronger of the two is not the direction. The weaker of the two is the direction. Don't know if this helps, as I said it can be confusing.
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Posted 08/19/2023 7:15 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
