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Napoleon31ft Pillar of the Community United States 528 Posts	Posted 07/22/2010 3:48 pm I am trying to find out what this means on the ANACS slab that I just got. also what does the plate after it mean? Does it add any value? Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/22/2010 4:50 pm MPD stands for Mis-Placed Date. The 001 means that this is the first Mis-Placed Date variety known for this date. Plate means this coin is the actual coin pictured in the reference book for this variety. It would normally be expressed as Plate coin. The term "plate" comes from the fact that long ago putting pictures in reference books was both expensive and usually unsatisfactory because they normally were done as halftones and the image quality was poor. To get around this the pictures would be all grouped together and appear as a set of actual photographic plates in the back of the book. These were called the "Plates" and the coins on them were the "plate coins". Does it add value? To someone who is a serious MPD collector, especially if they have an interest in a coins pedigree, yes it can add value To the average collector who doesn't care anything about the history of his coins and just wants to fill a hole, no it doesn't add value. The problem is when you are selling it to find the former type collector. Edited by Conder101 07/22/2010 4:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Napoleon31ft Pillar of the Community United States 528 Posts	Posted 07/22/2010 5:00 pm So what does it mean that the date is misplaced? Is it some sort of error or just a normal coin with a different die like a VAM? Report this Post to the Staff
Dcreek1968 Valued Member United States 314 Posts	Posted 07/22/2010 7:17 pm Great assessment from Conder about the MPD. In looking at the pictures, it appears that there is a 1 in behind the primary 1 a bit lower and tilted slightly to the left. If that's true, that is where I would say they determined the MPD. Among the Morgan's, MPD's aren't all that rare, especially among the common date Morgan's. Check the VAM books for potential "R" value. But then, you just about have to find a VAM collector when trying to sell to get full potential. It would be great if this were an "S" mint. Woohoo at that point!! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/23/2010 09:45 am A Mis-placed Date means that it shows evidence of the date having been punched well away from where the date should be. Usually the tops of the digits are seen peeking out of or between the denticals below where the date should be. In some cases part of one or more digits will be seen up in the devices. A famous example is an 1897 cent that has the serif of the 1 sticking out of the left side of Liberty's neck. There are some Shield nickels that have a 1 coming out of the ball above the date. There are a fair number of Liberty Seated coins that show traes of the date in Liberty's gown. I'm sorry but I am not familiar with your coin so I can't tell you where the Mis-Placed Date is on your coin. A coin that has the other date just slightly off from the correct date is not a Mis-Placed date, it is a repunched date. Some repunched dates can be quite extreme though. There is an 1844-O seated Liberty half the has the second date repunched offset half it's own height. I would say that for it to be a MPD the second date should be completely separated from the primary date and not touching it at all. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 07/23/2010 10:51 am This is great! I had no idea what MPD meant either! Can you show more details of the coin obverse so we can see what the MPD is referring to? Thanks for asking a GREAT question! (And, again, thanks to Conder101 who knows everything and is great about sharing knowledge!) Report this Post to the Staff
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