What does FS-021.8 & FS-101 mean?

eddiego

What does FS-021.8 & FS-101 mean? Thanks

BustHalfBrian

Those are Fivaz-Stanton numbers, assigned to die varieties (DDO's, RPM's, OMM's, etc).

The date/type of coin will tell you what kind of variety it is.

DIMEMAN

101 is usually a DDO.....what kind of coin is it?

MrHalfDime

"Those are Fivaz-Stanton numbers, assigned to die varieties (DDO's, RPM's, OMM's, etc)."

Fivaz - Stanton numbers used in the Cherrypicker's Guide.

19Lyds

<< <i>What does FS-021.8 & FS-101 mean? Thanks >>



FS-021.8 represents the old FS numbering system while FS-101 represents the new numbering system.

Where:

101-299 = Obverse Doubled Die and/or Obverse Die Variety
301-399 = Obverse Date Variety
401-499 = Obverse Variety, Miscellaneous
501-699 = Mintmark Variety
701-799 = Miscellaneous Variety
801-899 = Reverse Doubled Die
901-999 = Reverse variety, Miscellaneous

The numbering system changed with the Volume II Edition of 2006. Pickup a Cherry Pickers Guide for more information.

GrumpyEd

That would be the 1955 doubled die cent, the big one.


FS-021.8 was the old FS number used for it in the old Cherrypickers guide, now in the newer editions it's FS-101.

LanceNewmanOCC

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brg5658

<< <i>ANd what a huge f@3k up it is to do such a numbering change imho! >>



Well, at least the new number system is logical and improved over the previous (IMHO).

19Lyds

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Well, at least the new number system is logical and improved over the previous (IMHO). >>

Exactly!

Especially if you consider the fact that

FS-032 was a 1971-S Lincoln,
FS-033 was a 1971-S Lincoln,
FS-33.1 was a 1971-S Lincoln,
FS-33.3 was a 1972 Lincoln?

It doesn't get anymore confusing than that.