Guess the Coin Game. #4 - We have a winner after a couple hints! :)

keyman64

Okay people. I wanted to make this really easy so I have provided you with TWO very large sections of the coin.
This is also quite possibly the finest example located so far. I have one example with the characteristic die cracks and a lesser example without.
Happy Tuesday!



UPDATE - I would LOVE to have one in PCGS MS67FB if anyone can find one.
This was in an ANACS MS66 Holder and this is the example I have that shows the die cracks.


This is a lower grade example that does NOT have the die cracks...harder to Cherrypick.

Baley

I'll guess "Mercury Dime"

OldEastside

<< <i>I'll guess "Mercury Dime" >>



Ya, and one from 1916 to 1945

Steve

keyman64

Good Guesses! Try for the exact date and mint, heck I will even give you a hint that it a member of the short set dates and these die cracks are a characteristic of a variety that PCGS recognizes for the Complete Variety Registry Set. Geez, I have almost given away the answer!

RonB

Judging from those pics looks like a west coast strike, possibly early forties..

-Ron

guitarwes

Large Cent

keyman64

<< <i>Judging from those pics looks like a west coast strike, possibly early forties..

-Ron >>

Getting very warm here...now be BOLD and name the year and mint....and the VARIETY. Then I can post the image of the full coin.

RonB

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess 1940-S Merc FS-901

DIMEMAN

I'll say RonB is correct!

keyman64

<< <i>I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess 1940-S Merc FS-901 >>



These die cracks make Cherrypicking the coin pretty easy. I have seen a couple in the wild that I have just passed on. One dealer actually had an example priced way UP, noting the cool die cracks...JUST FOR THE DIE CRACKS, LOL and he had no idea about the DDO/DDR. I didn't tell him either. I thought his pricing was obnoxious just for die cracks.

keyman64

Updated with pics in the OP

SmEagle1795

<< <i>Large Cent >>



Laughed aloud at that one