How do you tell a wid rim Susan from a thin rim???

indianabyron

How to you tell them apart what are the diagonstic for for telling them apart. Somebody tell me and show me some pictures.


Byron

wjd283

You can tell by how close the date is to the rim.The one on left is "wide rim".

mgoodm3

Another Pic. wide Rim also called "close date."



Narrow rim.

Neptune

is one - or the other - of these less scarce than the other?

cladking

Look at the width of the rim where it's thinnest. There is a huge difference in the thickness
at these points between the two different types. The wide rim or near date represents less
than 3% of the mintage and it may be considerably less. The narrow rim or far date is more
common and is relatively easy to find in nice condition. There are no near date coins in the
regular mint sets so rolls and bags are the sole source for these.

The different types were discovered very early on but until the mid '90's it appeared that the
coins were of nearly equal mintage. It was believed that the mint had mostly near date coins
in storage, but this proved not to be true. The near date coin is hardly scarce but can be diff-
icult to find in choice or gem condition.

edited to add that there are a handful of the near date coins in the special 3-pc souvenir sets.

nankraut

My God, that poor woman was ugly!

Donovan

<< <i>My God, that poor woman was ugly! >>



It's a woman?!?!? I thought it was Millard Fillmore.

edsondl

She isn't all that bad looking in proof cameo.


The business strikes are a different story.

cladking

<< <i>My God, that poor woman was ugly! >>



Say what you will about the selection process, but to their credit, they did not "pretty her up".

Contemporaries were generally agreed that Ms Anthony was no looker and photographs of the
woman would tend to bear this out.

This may have been of little importance to her crusades, but it is certainly of little importance to
the coin unless perhaps the narrow rim is simply her date trying to get farther away.

Donovan

<< <i>She isn't all that bad looking in proof cameo.
. >>

NoGvmnt

"My God, that poor woman was ugly!"

Come here my little pretty, I've got something for youuuuuuuu, AaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Jim

Robgetty

I'd wondered myself how to tell the difference. Thanks for the pictures.

wayneherndon

See if this helps.

WH

LanLord

<< <i>My God, that poor woman was ugly! >>

SBA was big on fighting for womens sufferage, but think of all the men that had to suffer by looking at her?

bushmaster8

You have to bend her over and spread her cheeks!

Donovan