1942 no I penny die markers

[Mister T]

Besides the blob before the VI on the obverse (http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=114818&whichpage=2), are there any other die markers to look for on 1942 missing I pennies?

[r9453]

That link above does not work properly:

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=114818

I dips me lid to Basil for this pic:


Here is my coin, not high grade (VF?) and a nasty scratch in the field before the king:

[robbiegal]

i collect them and was not even aware of die markers
as i always thought that the die marker - was no mint mark !!

[autocoupler]

i collect them and was not even aware of die markers
as i always thought that the die marker - was no mint mark !!

Me too. Are we saying the die marker before VI indicates a genuine missing "I" coin, as opposed to one with die fill?

[nealeffendi]

The die marker dot between SV is handy evidence that the no I is all the product of a single die

[autocoupler]

The die marker dot between SV is handy evidence that the no I is all the product of a single die

Thanks Neal :good:

[robbiegal]

is it possible then to assume - no dot +  no I = possible non genuine no I ?

i have a couple of no I's that i have pulled out of lots or even bought and they just didn't sit right with me
now I have gone over them and there isn't the small elongated dot between the S & V either

[nealeffendi]

is it possible then to assume - no dot +  no I = possible non genuine no I ?

i have a couple of no I's that i have pulled out of lots or even bought and they just didn't sit right with me
now I have gone over them and there isn't the small elongated dot between the S & V either

Probably a weak I or the results of circulation. Sometimes the dot SV might have also gone walkabout due to circulation. There are a couple of other markers (very minor) but I have not done much with my '42s for a few years so I cannot recall what they are.

[r9453]

PCGS XF40BN:
 
http://www.pcgs.com/cert/29288553

[autocoupler]

Nice coin :good:

[robbiegal]

Well done  great variety penny

[r9453]

Thank you very much, thank you very much.

[Basil]

Interesting coin,doesn't have the normal die chip mark but has a foreign chip/piece of metal underneath.Not sure whats going on under the bust,looks like the outline of the reverse of some feint letters







   



Edit..looks like a small I but its in the wrong position to the Normal I,also looks like other letters there but very hard to ID.

[Nevol]

There's a small lam under that little flap of metal on the Obv.