Shish Kebab?

DocBenjamin

Pedigree or variety or tailgating menu?

lermish

@shish is that one of yours?

Manorcourtman

It's a variety. Newly listed in last Cherrypicker's guide.

DocBenjamin

@Manorcourtman said:
It's a variety. Newly listed in last Cherrypicker's guide.

Thank you. Just did a search.

From 2018

"My name is Rick DeSanctis with Numismatic Classics in Fort Myers, Fla. I am a collector and dealer who enjoys properly attributing his coins.

I am just contacting you to send you some pictures of something new that I discovered recently that will be of interest to many collectors. In fact, it may have been noticed by others in the past but simply never reported on.

The Type I 1917-S shows a bare-breasted Miss Liberty on the obverse and a flying eagle without stars below it on the reverse.

I am attaching pictures of a 1917-S Type I Standing Liberty Quarter with two prominent die gouges on the obverse, with the larger one strategically piercing the stars on the left; hence, I have dubbed it the “Shish-Kebab” variety, which I think fits it perfectly.

The bottom three stars on this 1917-S Type I quarter appear to be skewered (top left). The second photo (top right) shows where the die gouges are located. This is a raised area of metal on the coin itself. The gouge is recessed on the die. The lesser die gouge appears to the left. The third image (bottom) shows the “19” portion of the date.

The bottom three stars on this 1917-S Type I quarter appear to be skewered (top left). The second photo (top right) shows where the die gouges are located. This is a raised area of metal on the coin itself. The gouge is recessed on the die. The lesser die gouge appears to the left. The third image (bottom) shows the “19” portion of the date.

It is a true die variety, not random damage, as the die gouges are raised as they should be, and I already have several confirming examples.

Also, a catchy nickname certainly won’t hurt!"

Manorcourtman

The bottom left stars are connected by a die gouge and it was given the name "Shish-kabab". Here's one that I have:

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DoubleEagle59

Being Greek descent, I much prefer the variety being called 'souvlaki'.

WAYNEAS

Love the coin and the story accompanying it.
Thanks for posting them @DocBenjamin.
Wayne

Manifest_Destiny

Missed opportunity: Star-kebab

DocBenjamin

Would of been a better example though in Uncirculated.

shish

Not my thread, but I love Shish Kebab.

Namvet69

Oh honey! Guess what we're having for diner tonight?

NeophyteNumismatist

I am not big on cutesy names for varieties and die states. I do find it interesting that collectors accept cutesy names on classic coins, but we skewer collectors who post cutesy names for new coins with die chips/gouges/breaks (i.e. "Drooling George", etc etc.).

I do like shish kabobs - they are delicious!

dsessom

This is why I do not collect error coins at all. Just too many of them, and there are more and more all the time. To each their own, but varieties and VAM's seem a bit overwhelming to me.

DocBenjamin

@NeophyteNumismatist said:
I am not big on cutesy names for varieties and die states. I do find it interesting that collectors accept cutesy names on classic coins, but we skewer collectors who post cutesy names for new coins with die chips/gouges/breaks (i.e. "Drooling George", etc etc.).

I do like shish kabobs - they are delicious!

"skewer"

RobertScotLover

Turn off for me