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

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Prethen
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I think there is a Bust Half that might have the most visible overdate. Not sure which one, though.

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  • morganbarber
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    The 41/42 Merc is kind of hard to miss--even on a coin as small as a dime
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  • 123cents
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    1817/3 capped bust half would be my choice.
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  • CaptHenway
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    You may be thinking of the 1817/3 half, but the 1806/5 Quarter is nice also.
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  • seateddime
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    1870 /0 is not too hard (dime that is)
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  • STONE
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    I agree that it's probably a Bust Half such as the 1817/3 or the 42/1 Merc.

    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.
  • dorkkarl
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    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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  • PerryHall
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    << <i>9/8 saint >>

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  • RYK
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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.

    K S >>



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  • rec78
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    There are quite a few. I have to agree that the 1817/3 Bust half is the most visable along with the 1942/1 dime. However the 1820/19 & 1818/17 bust halves are quite easy to see also. Large cent 1820/19 & Maybe the1839/6. The 1918/7-S quarter is easy to see on high grade specimens.
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  • relicsncoins
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    I remember seeing a foreign coin some years back..........I can't even remember the country, but it was by far the most extreme overdate I have ever seen. If I rember correctly, the coin was not even that old, seems like 70's or 80's.

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  • Prethen
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    Any good pix of the aforementioned coins?
  • longtimecollector
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    Technically, the 1844-O half isn't an overdate..... It's a "repunched" date
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  • joecopper
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    1807/6 Large cent Large Overdate is tough to miss
  • Nysoto
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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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  • Aotearoa
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    1807/6 Large Cent

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  • BillJones
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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.

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  • 291fifth
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    @morganbarber said:
    The 41/42 Merc is kind of hard to miss--even on a coin as small as a dime

    In spite of that I was never able to find one.

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  • PerryHall
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    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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  • RogerB
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    1806 over inverted 6.

  • AUandAG
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    In my series I think the 1880/79cc is pretty easy to see.

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