stupidgirlgenius Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Can you see the Mark on this coin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Can you see the Mark on this coin? Not sure what coin I am looking at, but there does certainly look like an 'S' mint mark there - no?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Yep, at least looks like an S. It is a Seated Liberty Dime right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Try this. Take your camera out side and try a shot from about 8-10 inches away in sunlight. Play around with the zoom some take a few shots and take a few different shots from different angles. Can you set the dpi higher? Also you may want to set up a photobucket account. BTW looking at it again Half Dime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidgirlgenius Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Try this. Take your camera out side and try a shot from about 8-10 inches away in sunlight. Play around with the zoom some take a few shots and take a few different shots from different angles. Can you set the dpi higher? Also you may want to set up a photobucket account. BTW looking at it again Half Dime? Thanks - yes it is a half dime - Its out of a US Type Nickle Set that was from my grandfathers collection given to my dad. My dad passed away last month and I recently found them in his saftey deposit box. Appreciate the feedback.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_2b1ask1 Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 If you don't mind, what year is your coin. Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidgirlgenius Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 If you don't mind, what year is your coin. Just curious. Hello, The coin is an 1870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I can see why you would want some confirmation. Just the uniqueness of a 1870 s I would have my doubts. I don't know the series that well so take what I say with a grain of salt. A few other possibilities arise. 1. Someone modified the coin at sometime. (This could have been done a long time back.) 2. Since the photo is not very good I can't count out damage which just looks like an S. 3. I don't know how much swapping of dies were done by the mint at that time. It could be from a polished die sent from the San Francisco Mint to Philadelphia mint. (This is me really stretching here. Like I said I really don't know the series. I do know other coin dies were swapped and polished or remarked from mint to mint. ) There may be other diagnostics someone may be able to help you with. But that would need full pictures of the coin. One suggestion is going to a local coin shop and see what they say. I know there will have to be a fair amount of trust involved there. You might also check local coin shows. If PCGS, NGC, ANACS grading companies are there one of them could look at it. One of these grading companies since they do not sell coins would not have a biased interest. (Really they would if real. They would jump all over themselves to get it in one of their slabs.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidgirlgenius Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I can see why you would want some confirmation. Just the uniqueness of a 1870 s I would have my doubts. I don't know the series that well so take what I say with a grain of salt. A few other possibilities arise. 1. Someone modified the coin at sometime. (This could have been done a long time back.) 2. Since the photo is not very good I can't count out damage which just looks like an S. 3. I don't know how much swapping of dies were done by the mint at that time. It could be from a polished die sent from the San Francisco Mint to Philadelphia mint. (This is me really stretching here. Like I said I really don't know the series. I do know other coin dies were swapped and polished or remarked from mint to mint. ) There may be other diagnostics someone may be able to help you with. But that would need full pictures of the coin. One suggestion is going to a local coin shop and see what they say. I know there will have to be a fair amount of trust involved there. You might also check local coin shows. If PCGS, NGC, ANACS grading companies are there one of them could look at it. One of these grading companies since they do not sell coins would not have a biased interest. (Really they would if real. They would jump all over themselves to get it in one of their slabs.) Hello, Thanks for taking the time to respond - I did take the it to a local coin shop and they did say that there appeared to be an S but also stated some of what you said as well. The coin does have alot of toning/tarnish on it. I must have been in the right lighting the first time I looked at it because I saw it immediately and asked several others and they also saw it as well. But its such a long shot and getting someone to confirm it may be difficult. I dont really know what the grading companies use or if they have some special way of telling or if it is just a matter of opinion. And, I guess the way I Iook at it is, sometimes hoping is better than knowing. Thanks again, appreciate the feedback....Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 It's in the right place, what does the date look like? Could the last digit on an 1871 or 1872 been modified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidgirlgenius Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 It's in the right place, what does the date look like? Could the last digit on an 1871 or 1872 been modified? Heres a photo of the date - does it look like it supposed to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Heres a photo of the date - does it look like it supposed to? Could we please see photos of the whole coin, obverse and reverse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidgirlgenius Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Could we please see photos of the whole coin, obverse and reverse? Heres photo requested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidgirlgenius Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Heres the obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I think it's just a 1870 minted at Philly. Maybe there is a Philly die variety with a mispunched S but I'm not the one to verify that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Seeing the whole coin it looks pretty clear that there is no mint mark, but likely the 's' is just a toning artifact. I have a faint recollection of seeing such an example on another board a long time ago. But it is a nice 1870 half dime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Remember that Mint marks were hand punched back then. This could well be a poorly done punch. Might well be worth the money to have PCGS check it out. Either worth $100 or $1,000,000 so might be worth checking professionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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