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Old holder 1945-s dime
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Does anyone know if the "micro s" designation was recognized before this coin was slabbed? The "s" does not look close to the leaf as with the regular "s".
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The micro S is a little smaller, I think. This coin was bought unattributed, and re-slabbed with micro S attribution.
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
I looked at the page on it: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1944-s-10c/5054
The "s" in the micro sticks out on top.
I think the regular S is "rounded", and the micro S has serifs.
Aside from the details of the S, does anyone know the answer to the original question? (When did NGC - and PCGS for that matter - begin including the micro S attribution?)
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
i dont see many of them old holders much anymore, i like
Nice old holder merc
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I bought this from bestclser1-Lloyd Cowle in 2010.
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I compared my 1945-S regular S to my 1945-S micro S (both pieces are uncirculated) and note that the only difference in the S is that the regular S has thicker serifs. Size of the S is the same to my eyes. micro S designation implies the s used for it is smaller but that is not really the case.
Looks like it circulated to me.
My 1961 Red Book doesn’t have a listing for it, but I have The Official 1981 Blackbook Price Guide of United States Coins that does.
There are a couple of recognizable names who contributed to the book.
Micro S listed on the bottom of the page
- Bob -
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Central Valley Roosevelts
Is there a book on the contemporaneous detection of varieties, ie when they happened and when they started to be promoted as a "rare" variety? Thanks!
Regular S. Look at the style of numeral.
Jim
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