1916 Two Feathers FS-402 395248

I purchased this coin raw on Ebay. Subsequently, I submitted it to PCGS. They graded it AU50 and attributed it Two Feathers variety. I have several other 1916 2F varieties, all purchased raw on Ebay. One of these grades about the same as this one but is a later die state coin. One of the images below is of this coin. The 1916 2F is not a difficult variety to find unattributed.

The 1916 Two Feather is a “pure” 2F. There are at least three pairs of abraded dies with the third feather completely […]

1913-D Type I Two Feathers FS-401 38429

I found this coin on Ebay in an NGC MS63 slab. I broke it out of the slab and submitted it raw to PCGS. It came back MS64 and attributed as a Two Feather variety.

The 1913-d T1 Two Feather is not a “pure” 2F. On examples I’ve seen, the feather is mostly but not entirely missing. Sometimes you have to tilt the coin just right to see the “island” of still raised metal. Sometimes at a specific angle you can even see the outline of a somewhat reduced third feather. However, […]