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Name a coin that can be dated without looking at the date
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Exclude one-year types (ie. 1913 buffalo nickel, 1808 quarter eagle, etc.)
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Russ, NCNE
42/92
Sorry I didn't see the deal about one year types and this is one.
I found a dateless one once and it was easy to i.d. based on doubling of the feathers, neck etc.
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The 1926-D Buffalo nickel can be identified just by looking at the edge of the coin. There was a D mintmark embossed into the edge.
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Specialists can identify many, many more by knowing certain die cracks, mint mark positions, overmintmarks (i.e. 1900 O/CC Morgan) and all that. I don't know if the intent was to go that far, but...
1872-CC quarter (die scratch in shield).
And many others. Lathmach knows 'em all
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1858 Large Letter Flyer
If you're real anal retentive, many early coins (ie., Draped Bust) have unique die varieties that don't appear on other dates.
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First, the 1884-CC $5. There is a thin die scratch ("speared Liberty", if you will) through RTY, which is unique to the 1884:
The 1884-CC $10 has a series of prominent die scratches through the neck of the portrait, which is characterisitc of the date and a topic of interest and speculation amongst specialists:
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Just thought of a few more early coppers --
1794 starred reverse cent. 1795 Jefferson Head cent. 1796 LIHERTY cent.
1800 LIBEKTY half dime.
[Edited to add: All of these have honestly come from memory. I have consulted the Red Book on occasion only to confirm them, not to find them. When I had more desire than money -- still do! -- I had an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the Red Book since I was about 10. Every one has their odd gifts in one place or another.]
1976 bicentennial issues
1907 St. Gaudens
etc.
are all one-year types. That is, they were intended to look different from the rest. I am looking for examples of coins designed like the others of the type that can be easily picked out of the crowd because of die characteristics.
1936-D 3 1/2 legged buffalo by the reverse.
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<< <i>1955 DDO Lincoln, amongst others. >>
Are you sure? Might be confused with the 1958 DDO (remember, he said "without looking at the date")
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1992,98,99 Wide AM Lincolns?
1996 W Dme
1804 Dexter Specimen Silver Dollar.
Any Commemorative Coin
2000 Sacagawea Pattern
1864L Proof Indian Cent
1937 3 legged Bffalo Nickel
1939 Double Monticello Jefferson Nickel
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He said excluding one-year type.
here are probably about 100 to 200 varieties of early date large cents that can be idenified without having to see the date, then there are the half cent, bust halves etc. Forgive me for not listing them.
1877 IHC
1864-L IHC
1883 No cents V nickel
1921 Peace dollar
1921 Morgan dollar
1996-W Roosie dime
1851-O three cent silver
All modern commems except the 1983-1984 oylmpic dollars
High relief Saint $20
1909 VDB cent
1998-S matte Kennedy
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