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1974-S_Coneca.jpg Hello signofthedimes,
Looks promising. Can you lighten up the area within my arrows? I would like to see if there is seperation on the lower serif. The issue, my oppinion; is are there any marker's, on this circulated coin; that would make an attribution easier.? The mintmark looks damaged from wear which makes it harder to attribute.Go over to the Wexler Website and look at Wexler RPM#1. I cannot quite tell because the date is cut off where the mintmark placement is compared to the date on your photo above. Check the marker's and see if placement and a marker matches. If so post what you find.
Thanks,
Eric
Moving the post above to the die variety forum.Last edited by eaxtellcoin; 01-09-2026, 08:39 PM.Comment
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Okay, I'm finally getting back to you. What I see now, is the bottom serif separation looks like a cap, a product of some wear, it has abrasion lines the same that cover the top of the mint mark.Originally posted by eaxtellcoin View Post
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Man the wear over that mintmark is a bumber. The second photo kind of looks like there is an upper serif also. I just cannot tell if that is Wexler RPM#001. can you post a hole date / mintmark photo as close as possible. Let me know the crop size and I will try to overlay but did you find any of Wexler's markers on this coin?Comment
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There is the same upper serif, but that alone I had assumed was associated with the delisted broken die, so I just focus on the bottom serif. I'll look at Mr. Wexlers die markers then check my coin.Originally posted by eaxtellcoin View PostComment
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You all should read the Specialty Studies on Variety Vista, The Mystery of the 1974-S Mintmark Punch.Comment
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Here's the two biggest markers.Originally posted by eaxtellcoin View Post
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Valid points atrox001.
My opinion is we cannot write of every 1974-S without looking at the coin.
1) the 1974-S with Broken punch was charactorized as a broken upper serif. I will post my photo's of this punch also. Notice that there really isn't a seperated lower serif. And There was not a South.
That is the reason I asked signofthedimes to post a photo looking at the coin to the north. I also inclueded a photo of that. To me his upper serif is more seperated and if he does have a curl to the south, that is seperated; then it maybe an RPM.
I will post my photo's then look at the marker photo's for comparison.
EricComment
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atrox001, yes the photo on VV's right looks very close, yet notice it's not as far seperated to the south as Wexler 001?
Back to Signofthedimes: please post a photo like the photo on the right on my post above. Your marker's look a bit different but that could also be die state.Comment
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Well, This is the best I could do to overlay the photo. The marker between the A of AMERICA is about dead on.
I still would like to see a photo of the lower loop.
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