bobh Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Advertised as open 3. Looks to me like closed 3, though: 1873 IHC (WAG auction 55) Any opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Cant see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Cant see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 I'd say closed 3 as well. Can't get an enlargement so that's based on the photo they used and it may be shadows that make it look closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Cant see it. Sorry, I forgot that Sixbid is starting to hide the auction images when linked from outside sites, so I saved it to my own server. You should be able to see it in my original post now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoinCzar Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Nice AU coin. I think I might bid on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Nice AU coin. I think I might bid on it! Please do! Here are detail images of the dates from both of mine, just for the sake of comparison: ---CLOSED 3: ------------------------- OPEN 3:--- |||||||| I find it difficult to see the difference without 10x magnification, but if the lighting is right, sometimes it is clear. The term "closed 3" should probably read "closer 3" because it really is still open ... the 3 in the 1923 Peace dollars is much more closed than this, such that I have seen many auctions mistakenly offering a 1923 Peace dollar (one of the most common years) as 1928 (the key date). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Not familiar at all with these varieties, but according to the pics bobh posted, sure looks like a "closed 3" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Agree from the photos posted by bobh, must be the closed 3 for sure. Still really nice coin. Just think that at one time in the past all of those looked like that or better. Old saying is the Good Old Days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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