Hmmmm.... Its Brilliant.... a Winged Liberty Jewel...

LucyBop

This nice coin came in today... its offwhite with strong luster and some pretty die polishing....

fcloud

Lucy,

Another stunner of course. Congrats. When are you going to take the lead???

LucyBop

Phase 1 of Shock and Awe is wrapping up...

Phase 2 will be more decisive!

fcloud

Beep beep!

Cocoinut

Lucy,

Another great-looking coin.

One observation/question: it seems that practically all of the 1940-P dimes I've seen have some weakness or flatness in the last 2 digits of the date. I'm wondering, does anyone have one with a fully struck date?

Jim

quattrocoins

Looks like the headlight on a steam locomotive,...Roarin' towards my tail!

Nice coin, Luce.

"Wish I was a headlight
On a north-bound train
I wish I was a headlight
On a nororth-boound traaaaaiiin
I'd shine my light through that
Cool Colorado rain"

Jim:

I'll check mine when I get a chance.

Don

Winged Liberty and

LucyBop

i've got two other 40p's in ms66fb ngc holders and the last digits of the date are flat and kinda weak...

rainbowroosie

I would've guessed AU58....but I'm just a near-blind roosie guy!!

LucyBop

slap!

quattrocoins

Jim,

Here's mine.



Though the date is well defined, the last two digits are flatter and do not seem have the same relief as the first two. The "1" & "9" are well rounded, like the "breadloaf" bands on the rev. Though the "0" is flattest near the rim, it never "blends" with the field.
I would call it fully struck, but there does seem to be a difference between the original relief of the first two numbers vs. the second two. Hope this helps.

Don

marcmoish

and here is my '40 67FB, - bought it because the strike is super and as you see the date is more than all there too - I'm just not keen on blast white oh well - maybe I'm really too fussy after all




Marc

mercurynut

My eyes My eyes....where are my sunglasses!

Cocoinut

Don and Marc,

Thanks for the pics. It sure seems that full dates on the '40-P are the exception to the rule. It's not a problem for the D and S mint coins from that year, though.

Hang on to that one, Marc. It's a beauty, and probably a lot scarcer than most of us imagine it to be.

Jim

Dimetime

I think Lucy altered a 1945 to get that 1940.