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What's the most obvious overdate coin visible without magnification?

I think there is a Bust Half that might have the most visible overdate. Not sure which one, though.
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I think that the 1844-O Half has a pretty prominent overdate that doesn't need magnification.
Most obvious though would probably be the 42/1 Merc because it's right out there and plain as day.
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<< <i>1797 1/1 hands-down, if you want to count it as a overdate. if you call it a repunched date, then i'd agree w/ 1806/5 quarter.
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For the record, the 1805/4 Wide Date half dollar is the most visible US overdate. There are only 31 known, my example is the only one that I have seen posted on this forum:


It is easy to understand why it is rare, the obverse die shattered early in use.
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I would say that the 1802 over 1 wide date Bust Dollar would probably be on the list.
On the other end of the scale the 1796 over 5 half dime is best spotted from the reverse.
In spite of that I was never able to find one.
1802/1 gold $5 and the 1803/2 gold $5. These two $5 gold coins only exist as overdates with no non-overdates known for those years. Both are visible with the naked eye..
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1806 over inverted 6.
In my series I think the 1880/79cc is pretty easy to see.
bob
