What's the most obvious overdate coin visible without magnification?

Prethen

I think there is a Bust Half that might have the most visible overdate. Not sure which one, though.

morganbarber

The 41/42 Merc is kind of hard to miss--even on a coin as small as a dime

123cents

1817/3 capped bust half would be my choice.

CaptHenway

You may be thinking of the 1817/3 half, but the 1806/5 Quarter is nice also.
TD

seateddime

1870 /0 is not too hard (dime that is)

STONE

I agree that it's probably a Bust Half such as the 1817/3 or the 42/1 Merc.

I think that the 1844-O Half has a pretty prominent overdate that doesn't need magnification.

Most obvious though would probably be the 42/1 Merc because it's right out there and plain as day.

dorkkarl

1797 1/1 hands-down, if you want to count it as a overdate. if you call it a repunched date, then i'd agree w/ 1806/5 quarter.

K S

mgoodm3

9/8 saint

PerryHall

<< <i>9/8 saint >>

RYK

<< <i>1797 1/1 hands-down, if you want to count it as a overdate. if you call it a repunched date, then i'd agree w/ 1806/5 quarter.

K S >>



(assuming we are talking about the half cent)

rec78

There are quite a few. I have to agree that the 1817/3 Bust half is the most visable along with the 1942/1 dime. However the 1820/19 & 1818/17 bust halves are quite easy to see also. Large cent 1820/19 & Maybe the1839/6. The 1918/7-S quarter is easy to see on high grade specimens.

relicsncoins

I remember seeing a foreign coin some years back..........I can't even remember the country, but it was by far the most extreme overdate I have ever seen. If I rember correctly, the coin was not even that old, seems like 70's or 80's.

JJ

Prethen

Any good pix of the aforementioned coins?

longtimecollector

Technically, the 1844-O half isn't an overdate..... It's a "repunched" date

joecopper

1807/6 Large cent Large Overdate is tough to miss

Nysoto

For the record, the 1805/4 Wide Date half dollar is the most visible US overdate. There are only 31 known, my example is the only one that I have seen posted on this forum:


It is easy to understand why it is rare, the obverse die shattered early in use.

Aotearoa

1807/6 Large Cent

BillJones

I would say that the 1802 over 1 wide date Bust Dollar would probably be on the list.

On the other end of the scale the 1796 over 5 half dime is best spotted from the reverse.

291fifth

@morganbarber said:
The 41/42 Merc is kind of hard to miss--even on a coin as small as a dime

In spite of that I was never able to find one.

PerryHall

1802/1 gold $5 and the 1803/2 gold $5. These two $5 gold coins only exist as overdates with no non-overdates known for those years. Both are visible with the naked eye..

RogerB

1806 over inverted 6.

AUandAG

In my series I think the 1880/79cc is pretty easy to see.

bob