Is there any way of telling a worn, dateless 1916 quarter from a 1917?
On the 1916 quarters, the leaves left of the "L" in "Liberty" are broad and close together. On the 1917, they are narrow and farther apart. The drapery above the "19" is different, and the position of Liberty's toes above the "6" or "7" differs. The 1916 has the big toe of Miss Liberty's right foot (viewer's left) protruding slightly beyond the front edge of the exergue, and the gown touches the right side of that foot (again, viewer's left). The star below the "W" in "We" on the 1916 is farther from the line, and the relief of the stars is not as high as it is on the 1917. After deciding all that, you still have a dateless coin worth only its bullion content.
What's the "reverse of 1838-O" in your charts for the 1839-O dime?
I had answered this question several times in the past, quoting Kamal Ahwash as to the 1838-O die being identified by some prominent rust spots. However, Breen has the correct answer in his encyclopedia. The mintmark used for the 1838-O reverse is a large, round "O," while that used for the 1839-O is either a tall, narrow "O" or a small, round "O." The "extremely rare" 1839-O dime with the 1838 reverse shows a large, round "O" that is 1.2 mm tall. The more common varieties have either a tall, narrow "O" or a small, round "O" that is only 0.8 mm tall. The rusted die is instead a variety of the 1838-O No Stars date.
Weren't the discoveries of the 1942/1941 doubled die overdate dime centered around New York City? The coins were apparently shipped to the New York Federal Reserve Bank, and the first discoveries were in that city. Reportedly, an employee of one of the New York subway lines collected over a thousand of the coins from the turnstile receipts in 1943 and 1944. Following the discovery of the overdate after most had reached circulation, the cashiers who sold tokens for the New York City subway system launched an all out campaign to find specimens. Hundreds of them were reportedly found in the daily receipts and one source indicates that these are the ones that provide most of the About Uncirculated grade examples of this overdate that are on the market today.
I have a Netherlands 10-cent coin that shows a lot of doubling of the letters on both sides. Does it have any value?
The doubling on both sides of the Netherlands coin is abrasion doubling, resulting from the use of a small hand grinder on the dies. This same effect is found on many late U.S. nickels, as well as on coins of Canada, Denmark and several other countries. No value, as it is too common.
Source: numismaster.com
On the 1916 quarters, the leaves left of the "L" in "Liberty" are broad and close together. On the 1917, they are narrow and farther apart. The drapery above the "19" is different, and the position of Liberty's toes above the "6" or "7" differs. The 1916 has the big toe of Miss Liberty's right foot (viewer's left) protruding slightly beyond the front edge of the exergue, and the gown touches the right side of that foot (again, viewer's left). The star below the "W" in "We" on the 1916 is farther from the line, and the relief of the stars is not as high as it is on the 1917. After deciding all that, you still have a dateless coin worth only its bullion content.
What's the "reverse of 1838-O" in your charts for the 1839-O dime?
I had answered this question several times in the past, quoting Kamal Ahwash as to the 1838-O die being identified by some prominent rust spots. However, Breen has the correct answer in his encyclopedia. The mintmark used for the 1838-O reverse is a large, round "O," while that used for the 1839-O is either a tall, narrow "O" or a small, round "O." The "extremely rare" 1839-O dime with the 1838 reverse shows a large, round "O" that is 1.2 mm tall. The more common varieties have either a tall, narrow "O" or a small, round "O" that is only 0.8 mm tall. The rusted die is instead a variety of the 1838-O No Stars date.
Weren't the discoveries of the 1942/1941 doubled die overdate dime centered around New York City? The coins were apparently shipped to the New York Federal Reserve Bank, and the first discoveries were in that city. Reportedly, an employee of one of the New York subway lines collected over a thousand of the coins from the turnstile receipts in 1943 and 1944. Following the discovery of the overdate after most had reached circulation, the cashiers who sold tokens for the New York City subway system launched an all out campaign to find specimens. Hundreds of them were reportedly found in the daily receipts and one source indicates that these are the ones that provide most of the About Uncirculated grade examples of this overdate that are on the market today.
I have a Netherlands 10-cent coin that shows a lot of doubling of the letters on both sides. Does it have any value?
The doubling on both sides of the Netherlands coin is abrasion doubling, resulting from the use of a small hand grinder on the dies. This same effect is found on many late U.S. nickels, as well as on coins of Canada, Denmark and several other countries. No value, as it is too common.
Source: numismaster.com
