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WTB: 1795 $5 S/D in XF-AU

SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I'm having a hard time tracking one of these down and figured it couldn't hurt to ask here. Please let me know if you have one for sale or know of anyone willing to part with theirs!
Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection

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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What does S/D mean?
    When in doubt, don't.
  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's an over"letter" (not unlike an overdate) caused by a mint engraver not paying attention and misspelling STATES as STATED

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    1795 was a very bad year for the mint, as they also mis-spelled STATES as STETES on the 50c and had a plethora of additional overdates across other denominations.

    I have the 50c example of the same mistake (also happened in 1795) but the $5 has eluded me so far.
    Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection
  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ttt
    Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection
  • L1ncolnF4nL1ncolnF4n Posts: 153
    Probably having a hard time as PCGS has graded only 6 pieces in that range, and I would guess NGC has graded less than that.
    Specialist in Lincoln Cents, Toned Type, and Slab enthusiast.
  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The pop reports aren't accurate for this (those are the ones that have specific variety attributions on the slab). It's a rare coin, but it's "only" an R5, with an estimated 40-80 existing.
    Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection
  • L1ncolnF4nL1ncolnF4n Posts: 153
    Keep in mind those numbers are estimations and the survival estimate should be around half that or less in all likelihood.
    Specialist in Lincoln Cents, Toned Type, and Slab enthusiast.
  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ttt
    Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection
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