Question about a 1892-S Barber Quarter

KISHU1

I have a 1892-S Barber Quarter with the S bing vey thin and located directly under the tail. On all my other barbers the MM is thick and is ofset to the right of the tail. Is this the way the coin was made in 1892 or is this a copy or fake or possibly a variety.

Thanks in advance
I will try to get a picture tonight

Frank

carchief

The 1892-s was made that way.

pursuitofliberty

Frank,

Here's something I wrote a few months ago in another thread that might be helpful;


In the issues of 1892, the MM can be found directly above the "R" and mostly centered under the tail-feathers. This is the only year that has that MM position (as far as I know), however there is a 1893-O position that is much more like this position than any other. It is not centered under the tail, but is still partially over the "R".

Between 1893 and 1895, the MM position varies between two basic positions. The "far right mintmark" (above the "D"), and what is most commonly seen on all issues thereafter (except for the 97-S) being between the "R" and "D". This is often then considered the "normal" position, however for the years of 1893-1895 that is not truly the case.

The degrees to which the MM is centered between the "R" and "D" and what is "far right" also varies. My experience suggests that the San Francisco issues are more common "far right", and even "far-far right" (almost touching the arrows), especially for the 1894-S and 1895-S issues. The New Orleans issues are more of a toss-up, with both general positions seen.

In 1896 then, all MM's are "normal" with the "far right" only returning for the 1897-S (as far as I know). The 1897-S is more common with the MM to the "far right".

MFH

Here's one of my 1892-S's...

Have Ty 1 & Ty 2...


This image is too small to see any real deatils... I'll add the new downloaded image to Photobucket:



ahhh... much better !!