If I'm not mistaken... normally, on Barber Dimes... the MM is HUGE! Like, take a look at this 1912-D I have... see how big the MM is? Of course, this may be different on other dates and MMs... But if it's anything like the Micro O on a Morgan, it's just that it's smaller than normal...
I own a 1905-O Micro O Barber Dime in an NGC 58 holder. ( Sorry, its in the bank vault, and I don't have an image to send you). I purchased the coin raw, as a micro O, but the difference between the normal O and the micro O is minimal. (Not as pronounced as the 1892-O Barber Half).
To be honest with you, I thought the micro O looked like a normal size O, until I compared it to my other 1905-O in my album. You can see the difference in size if you compare the two coins side by side.
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A low grade example, ANACS G4 Details (Scratched):
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I recall reading that the mintmark punch used for New Orleans quarters was mistakenly used on some of the 1905 dies to result in dimes bearing the so-called micro O mintmark.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
@mr1874 said:
I recall reading that the mintmark punch used for New Orleans quarters was mistakenly used on some of the 1905 dies to result in dimes bearing the so-called micro O mintmark.
I believe this was also the case in 1899 with the micro 'O' Morgan dollars.
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@dpoole said:
Smoe answers are worth waiting 14 years to get.
Wow- didn't catch the date on the OP!
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To be honest with you, I thought the micro O looked like a normal size O, until I compared it to my other 1905-O in my album. You can see the difference in size if you compare the two coins side by side.
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Here is one I dug a few years back. Graded st AU55 local coin store
A low grade example, ANACS G4 Details (Scratched):
from the PCGS CoinFacts page for 1905-O:
http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/4836
I recall reading that the mintmark punch used for New Orleans quarters was mistakenly used on some of the 1905 dies to result in dimes bearing the so-called micro O mintmark.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
Smoe answers are worth waiting 14 years to get.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
I believe this was also the case in 1899 with the micro 'O' Morgan dollars.
Wow- didn't catch the date on the OP!
Another resurrection.... Micro O dimes seem to be a focus today.... Cheers, RickO