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Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,183 ✭✭✭✭✭

On the 1908 and 1909 S Indian cents, how many different S mint mark punches were used? Thanks in advance,

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,246 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 25, 2020 3:24AM

    Different sizes or styles of mint marks? Do you have something to share an image of? I am far from an expert, but one variety I know of is the 1908-S/S 1C RPM FS-501 S-1. Perhaps @EagleEye has some enlightenment.

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  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,183 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm looking at two different styles on each so far, I cannot image them correctly with my camera. I am trying to determine if I have a couple "added" mint marks on each. I know what an added mint mark looks like, the ones I have seen are pretty obviously bad. If an expert can tell me that there was only one punch used, then I have my answer.

  • metalmeistermetalmeister Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well, there you have it! Excellent resource. btw true story. I was at a coin shop years ago and cherry picking F-VF IHC out of a 5 gal. dealers bucket to fill out a IHC coin album. Days later I flipped over a 1909 and it was a S. Next time at the dealers shop I told the owner. He smiled and said he needs to check them better be fore they go to the junk pile. Keep it. :)

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,246 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 25, 2020 7:52AM

    Good gravy...I had no idea. I think I know what I want for Christmas..."The Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Attribution Guide" 3rd Ed. By Richard Snow.

    https://www.indiancent.com/the-flying-eagle-and-indian.html

    @EagleEye is a fountain of knowledge! Thank you for sharing a couple of pages from your guide.

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  • DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oih82w8 said:
    Good gravy...I had no idea. I think I know what I want for Christmas..."The Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Attribution Guide" 3rd Ed. By Richard Snow.

    https://www.indiancent.com/the-flying-eagle-and-indian.html

    @EagleEye is a fountain of knowledge! Thank you for sharing a couple of pages from your guide.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @EagleEye .... Excellent and informative post.... Great information, especially for those new to collecting. Cheers, RickO

  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,183 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks Rick!!! Great information!

  • TPRCTPRC Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yikes! Be careful what you ask for here! :)

    Tom

  • Very detailed and informative! Thanks

  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Be sure to check out my two-hour presentation "The Secrets of Flying Eagle and Indian Cents" presented though the ANA on October 13 at 5:00 Pacific time.

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