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On how many coins is it apparent what year it was minted even if the date is worn away?

dan1ecudan1ecu Posts: 1,573
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Do most U.S. coins have characteristics (die clashes, weak letters, die cracks, etc.) that allow for their identification even if the date isn't visible?

The 1877 Indian Cent is such a coin, isn't it? Can you name some others?

Dan
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    LALASD4LALASD4 Posts: 3,602 ✭✭✭
    State Quarters and the new nickelsimage
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    500Bay500Bay Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭
    Chain cents
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    1964 Kennedy Half Dollar.

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    LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1916 SLQ
    1793 chain cent
    1793 wreath cent
    Gobrecht dollars
    bi-centennial coins
    Modern commems

    Probably many more
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    Barberman55Barberman55 Posts: 1,605 ✭
    Some, but not all, 1892 Barber quarters.
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    numonebuyernumonebuyer Posts: 2,136 ✭
    1893-S Morgan is very distinctive.
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,032 ✭✭✭✭✭
    T-1 Buffalo nickels, of course.

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    OKbustchaserOKbustchaser Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1853 A and R quarters and halves
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,758 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are probably varieties of every date and mint mark of Morgan dollar that could be identified without the date based on polishing lines, clashes, die breaks and cracks.
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    longtimecollectorlongtimecollector Posts: 2,369 ✭✭
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    itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,787 ✭✭✭
    1793 Half Cents
    1793 Wreath Cents
    1859 Indian Cents
    1943 Lincolns
    1883 NC Liberty Nickels
    1837 LS Half Dime
    1838 LS Half Dime
    1797 16 Star Draped Bust Dimes
    1837 LS Dime
    1838 LS Dime
    1796 Quarter
    1840 LS Quarters
    1796 16 Star Draped Bust Half
    1839 No Drapery LS Half
    1795 Flowing Hair Dollars
    1976 Ike Dollars (Type 1 1975, Type 2 1976)
    Some Classic Commems
    Most Modern Commems



    I tried to skip the ones already listed. There are many more where if it is the right mint mark you can do it, but not for all mint marks.
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    tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    1861-O half dollars, assuming there is enough detail to tell the die marriage.

    Tom
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    BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    Bi-centential Washington Quarters..

    Most commemoratives are unique per year.

    High Releif Flat and Wire Rim Saint Gaudens Double Eagle

    Wire Edge and Rolled Edge Eagles

    Gold no motto coins could be narrowed to two years.
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    RWRW Posts: 485 ✭
    1943 Lincoln
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    WACoinGuyWACoinGuy Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭✭
    Interesting -- I'll bet that many coins would fit this profile. Certainly many key date coins do, if only because people have studied die characteristics to ensure they're getting a genuine copy. But I'll bet there are other more common dates that would fit this profile too. I'd think most of the early 19th century coinage would fall into this category, for example, because the dies have been studied so thoroughly for each year.
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,546 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Gold no motto coins could be narrowed to two years. >>



    No motto gold was made from 1839 to 1866 so you must be talking about the 1907-1908 Saints and Indian eagles.

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    RiotActRiotAct Posts: 157
    I believe the 1921 Morgan is one -- isn't the head in a slightly different position than the earlier Morgans?
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    majorbigtimemajorbigtime Posts: 2,937 ✭


    << <i>1916 SLQ
    1793 chain cent
    1793 wreath cent
    Gobrecht dollars
    bi-centennial coins
    Modern commems

    Probably many more[/q


    WRONG!!]

    Gobrechts were minted several years!
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    RalphERalphE Posts: 106
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    TomBTomB Posts: 23,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Majorbigtime, I may be wrong on this point, but I believe you can determine the year on a Gobrecht by the star pattern. The 1836 issue has stars around the eagle on the reverse while the 1838 and 1839 issues have stars around the obverse perimeter. Therefore, you may be able to tell an 1836 Gobrecht as being such without the date visible, if this information is correct.
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    BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,525 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1792 Half Disme
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    UncleWigglyUncleWiggly Posts: 2,467


    << <i>1937-D tripod Buffalo nickel >>




    Just about the only way to get a PO-1 for Buffalo nickels.



    Jerry
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    morgannut2morgannut2 Posts: 4,293 ✭


    << <i>1943 Lincoln >>



    are you 100% sure always??image
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    ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
    1776 Continental "Dollar"
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    SlangNRoxSlangNRox Posts: 774 ✭✭
    Platinum proofs although i don't know why a platinum proof would be so worn that the date would be worn away
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    CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    One year type and commemoratives just go without saying. VAM and clash research has been so intensive that many Morgan dollars can be identified without seeing the date and/or mint mark, provided the wear doesn't obscure too many other details.

    As kids, we would try to guess the dates on dateless Buffalo nickels from change based on characteristics before checmically revealing them. I forget our track record, as it seems a million years ago, but there was some merit to it. (Kids notice the details I sure wish I still could.)
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