1917 Two Feather

By Richard on February 28th, 2011
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1917 Two Feathers FS-401 38440

I purchased the above coin raw and unattributed on eBay. It is now graded XF40 and attributed Two Feathers variety by PCGS. I have a second coin in about the same grade which PCGS attributed but considered Genuine, 92 = Cleaned. It does have a bit of unusual “glow” to it ): The two coins were struck from different dies.

The 1917 Two Feather can be a pure 2F. For at least one pair of abraded dies, the third feather is completely missing. My “Genuine” 1917 2F is such a coin. The XF 40 […]

February 28th, 2011 | Category: Two Feather Varieties | Leave a comment

1918 DDR: The Question

By Richard on February 19th, 2011
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Some 1918 Double Die Reverses are known to have a die crack from the buffalo’s tail to the rim and some have a die clash or two in the area of the doubling, the EPU. So the natural question, and one everyone is asking, is “Which came first, the die clash or the die crack?” While re-organizing my coins the other day, I found a misplaced coin and it holds the answer. However, first some suspense.

Case A. The first 1918 DDRs off the mint’s press had neither a die crack nor a die clash. Below is such an example, […]

February 19th, 2011 | Category: Double Die Reverse Varieties, Random | Leave a comment