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What year would you say this wheat is ?
Rholo3
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I found this wheat in a small coin collection my grandfather left me. It's in not that good of shape so it's hard to read the date. It's the top one that's in question. If it is a 1943 , is it still relevant to collectors in poor condition ?
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the photo is too small
the chances of it being a 1943 is minuscule
Welcome to the forum
Your photos are way too small to tell anything.
Please supply a larger photo of the complete coin plus a closeup of the date.
I cropped the first photo
It is not a 3 but hard to say exactly what the number is.
I did a side by side collage. Don't think I can post an internet image of the 43 on here though.
Looks like a 45 to me, but really need a better picture.
I too say it is a '45.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
Thanks for taking a look ! I'm including a photo of the 45 wheat I have. I've compared the two and in my opinion the four is too small and the questionable 5 is too big
I believe it's a 5, the lower part looks more like a gouge with some metal pushed up than part of the number.
NGC website has an image of the 43 with a small 4
You are welcome to any opinion you like. However, the size of the 4 remained the same throughout the decade while the final digit obviously changed every year. If you think that the 4 is the wrong size -- when it actually had only a single size throughout -- there's nothing else to discuss.
Die wear, die polishing, wear on individual coins can cause variation in small details like numbers or letters from die to die and coin to coin. The 4 on the 1945 you picture has pretty heavy circulation flattening. It's not something that can be used to determine the date.