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Thanks for the comments and the warm welcome everyone!!

HandsomeToad: I’m not sure how many different mintmark locations there are for the 1908-S, but since dies were all made in Philadelphia and the mintmarks were added by punching an “S” on to the dies by hand I would imagine there are several different.

the_man12: The MS64RD is a spectacular example that has booming luster and is free of any noticeable marks and spotting. The coins also has a very nice strike compared to the generally soft strike of the San Francisco Indian Head Cents. I really think that this coin is better than many of the MS65RD examples that I’ve seen and passed on.

T$: I do agree that sometimes the key dates and semi-key dates get a bump in grade from the third party graders. I think maybe my XF45 and definitely my AU55 are examples of this.

Art: The MS62BN is one of my favorite coins in this set as well. Just love the strike, the color and the red peeking out from the devices. Finding low grade examples of the 1908-S has been very challenging, especially certified examples. The G4 is a pop 3 coin with no examples graded lower by either NGC or PCGS. Since these were replaced by the Lincoln Cent the following year, I suspect these didn’t circulate as long as the earlier dates in the series, especially when folks realized the mintage was relatively low for the San Francisco issues. I’ve seen a few raw AG candidates, but they have all had problems such as large scratches/hits and/or large rim nicks.


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