1895/4 S Barber Dime Variety??? It would be nice!
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I received an 1895 S Barber dime in the mail today that I had recently won on EBAY. VERY happy to fill this hole in my book, I took a close look at the dime and noticed something odd. Look at the pictures below and tell me if I am crazy or not. The first picture is the 1895-S dime, the second is an overlay with an 1894 P (of course I didn;t have an 1894-S's on hand), and this final is the 1894 P by it self. Is it possible that there is an 1895/4-S Barber Variety????
Besides the line through the lower loop of the 5, there is a bulb on the left side of the lower loop and a notch/extension an the end of the upper bar in the 5 where the top of the 4 would protrude.
I am gonna try an image from Heritage of the 1894-s for a more accurate view. I'll work on better pictures.
Any ideas???
Thanks.
Besides the line through the lower loop of the 5, there is a bulb on the left side of the lower loop and a notch/extension an the end of the upper bar in the 5 where the top of the 4 would protrude.
I am gonna try an image from Heritage of the 1894-s for a more accurate view. I'll work on better pictures.
Any ideas???
Thanks.
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I would never have thought it a possible 5/4 if you hadn't posted the superimposed pics like that.
I have the Breen encyclopedia at home, but I am assuming you have already checked there?
Are there details on the Breen 3495?
Here is the mintmark. It's a bit worn, but it looks pretty thick across the middle. It could be double North/South.
Edit: Grammar
My favorite reference for Barber Dime varieties was a now-defunct website maintained by Lindsay Ashburn ("barber" on eBay, and a stranger to online forums).
PM me for an introduction to Lindsay. Hardly anyone else collects Barber Dimes by varieities, but yours looks intersting, especially given the scarcity of all 1895 issues.
I just checked David Lawrence's book on Barber dimes...no mention of an 1895/4-S and also in Breen's ...there is no mention of an overdate dime, just doubled date or doubled mint mark.
This is the most interesting discovery I have heard of other than learning of the existance of an 1898-O Micro O half dollar last year.
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Condor, thanks for the insight about the logotype, that is a really good point.
kranky, I agree, the missing lower part of the 4 is a bit troubling. When I did an overlay with the best picture I could find of an 1894-s, the lower part of the 4 did not extend as low as the 4 from the 1894-P. There appears to be a difference in the 4's. The San Francisco 4 appears to be more svelte and placed a little bit higher than the Philadelphia 4. This leads to a large portion of the foot of the 4 being incorporated into the lower loupe of the 5 and less so in the field. I have not put it under the microscope, but I gave a quick look for any indication of die abrasion or polishing where the lower part of the 4 would be in the field, but nothing to show for it. I'll keep looking!