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Old Picture: is this a 1918/7 (S) Quarter?

7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 29, 2024 5:09PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I got this coin a while back and now can not find it but did take this picture - yea or nay (and I know probably nay):

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Well, just Love coins, period.

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,457 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ummm...did you preview the post to check your images?

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  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,179 ✭✭✭✭

    Not

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TomB said:
    Ummm...did you preview the post to check your images?

    Well I edited right away b/c I dumped the wrong 3 images.

    At the top right of top loop there is extra bit of metal.

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Weird as I see what you're looking at, too. There is that notch to the west of the 8 where the 7 should be, but nothing on the leg of that seven. Going to say nay based on that. There should be evidence in the inside of the loops of the 8

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  • MarkKelleyMarkKelley Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wouldn't buy it as one.

  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 29, 2024 9:41PM

    It was scrap silver so a GOOD buy regardless. There is also a square bit of metal to the EAST of the top of the "8",. or to the viewer's right. Also the top loop of the "8" is very thick with the "donut hole" being small compared to the bottom one.
    Not saying it is overdate but just interesting as to how that got there as a bit convenient for a die chip there....

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 29, 2024 10:01PM

    @7Jaguars said:
    I got this coin a while back and now can not find it but did take this picture - yea or nay (and I know probably nay):

    Just compare it with the overdate detail from PCGS CoinFacts.
    It's not even close. The lower loop of the 8 should be nearly filled with the 7.

    It's a nice full date for scrap silver, though.

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2024 5:45PM

    @7Jaguars said:
    It was scrap silver so a GOOD buy regardless. There is also a square bit of metal to the EAST of the top of the "8",. or to the viewer's right. Also the top loop of the "8" is very thick with the "donut hole" being small compared to the bottom one.
    Not saying it is overdate but just interesting as to how that got there as a bit convenient for a die chip there....

    I’m glad you’re not claiming it’s an over date 😉 Clearly, it’s not and any unusual characteristics aside, I don’t understand why you’d even ask.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 1, 2025 12:42PM

    That was not particularly or directly responsive to the question, possibly less than I would expect from you.
    Because as a collector of foreign coins there are many similar coins with overdates that are of this type - that some would count and others discount as being such. So actually quite reasonable - much as I would suspect that if you had concerns about a late milled pre-decimal British coin I could less charitably be so disposed with such a comment. I am sure you did not mean to have it come across as aggressively as you just did.

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 3,303 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @7Jaguars said:
    That was not particularly or directly responsive to the question, possibly less than I would expect from you.
    Because as a collector of foreign coins there are many similar coins with overdates that are of this type - that some would count and others discount as being such. So actually quite reasonable - much as I would suspect that if you had concerns about a late milled pre-decimal British coin I could less charitably be so disposed with such a comment. I am sure you did not mean to have it come across as aggressively as you just did.

    No need to get defensive. It's just that it was so obvious from the photo that your coin is not the overdate that people were surprised you'd ask the question, that's all.

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 1, 2025 5:34PM

    @7Jaguars said:
    That was not particularly or directly responsive to the question, possibly less than I would expect from you.
    Because as a collector of foreign coins there are many similar coins with overdates that are of this type - that some would count and others discount as being such. So actually quite reasonable - much as I would suspect that if you had concerns about a late milled pre-decimal British coin I could less charitably be so disposed with such a comment. I am sure you did not mean to have it come across as aggressively as you just did.

    @7Jaguars said:
    That was not particularly or directly responsive to the question, possibly less than I would expect from you.
    Because as a collector of foreign coins there are many similar coins with overdates that are of this type - that some would count and others discount as being such. So actually quite reasonable - much as I would suspect that if you had concerns about a late milled pre-decimal British coin I could less charitably be so disposed with such a comment. I am sure you did not mean to have it come across as aggressively as you just did.

    I’m sorry if my comments came across as aggressive. I’ve seen many of your posts here over a long period of time. And since you wrote “…and I know probably nay”, my thought was that you’d viewed pictures of overdate examples and would see that your coin didn’t match.

    While I do feel that my post was directly responsive (as it included “ Clearly, it’s not”). again, I’m sorry that it came across as it did.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Overdate discussion aside,there seems to be some slight lamination activity in the date area. Lam. cracks?

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  • No way Jose. Not even close to an overdate.

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