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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 03-14-2007, 11:40 PM   #1 (permalink) JeepnTXJ Junior Member   Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Mercury Dime- 1943-S Trumpet Tail? I googled it, and can only determine that it's pretty freakin rare and worth a little bit. How can I really tell the difference between it and a regular S? Here's 3 pictures: Front, Rear & zoomed in on the S. No flash was used, and the pictures haven't been enhanced, the coin is in REALLY good condition. The only post-processing was the zoom & crop. Sorry if the photos are large. If they're too big, I'll thumbnail or link! BTW, I got this in my change at Subway!   03-14-2007, 11:47 PM   #2 (permalink) cc51 Senior Member   Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 211 wow!! nice find   03-15-2007, 12:55 AM   #3 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,515 Howdy Jeep - Welcome to the Forum !! I'd say your correct with the attribution. I'd grade the coin at VF25, worth about $35 - $40. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   03-15-2007, 12:58 AM   #4 (permalink) indianhead Numismatist   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA Posts: 3,682 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Wow, I've never seen this variation....nice find Jeep!! I'll have to go check mine now.   03-15-2007, 02:55 AM   #5 (permalink) Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,505 Welcom to the forum! Nice find on the dime. __________________ "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle ANA Member # 1214770 WINS Member #678 EAC Member# 5591 Member: Western Maryland Coin Club   03-15-2007, 03:03 PM   #6 (permalink) eddiespin Fast Eddie     Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,128 I've never heard of these before but I have a '44 with the same kind of S, grades around VF. Is there something to this kind of S, or is that just on the '43?   03-15-2007, 03:56 PM   #7 (permalink) Victor Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,237 Quote: Originally Posted by eddiespin I've never heard of these before but I have a '44 with the same kind of S, grades around VF. Is there something to this kind of S, or is that just on the '43? Well I have heard and read about this before. I have 2 1943S dimes but I'll be darned if I can determine what type of S they have, even with a 10X loupe. To me, in your picture, the trumpet tail looks like an extra big blob at the end of the S. Now I have another 2 coins set aside in the "future inspection" pile.   03-15-2007, 06:36 PM   #8 (permalink) eddiespin Fast Eddie     Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,128 Whoa, is that it, the ends of the S, they look like the end of a, uh, trumpet? Boy, that's some imagination. Maybe mine doesn't qualify, after all. I thought these are just, you know, big fat Ss...   03-16-2007, 09:15 AM   #9 (permalink) Victor Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,237 Quote: Originally Posted by eddiespin I've never heard of these before but I have a '44 with the same kind of S, grades around VF. Is there something to this kind of S, or is that just on the '43? I would like to know the answer to the above question too. Isn't there anyone with the knowledge who could shed a little light on this? Is the trumpet S just found on the 1943 dimes?   03-16-2007, 10:55 PM   #10 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,515 Quote: Originally Posted by Victor I would like to know the answer to the above question too. Isn't there anyone with the knowledge who could shed a little light on this? Is the trumpet S just found on the 1943 dimes? It is just a different variety of the mint mark used in '43 - that's all. The S is just a different shape than that used on most other dimes minted in 1943. But has the same shape of S been used on other coins - of course. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   03-15-2007, 08:15 PM   #11 (permalink) ALF Member   Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 83 My Mood: How much for the remote? Just kidding! Nice find Jeep!   03-15-2007, 10:05 PM   #12 (permalink) Phoenix21 *The King Of Jokes*     Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PA Posts: 8,846 My Mood: Whoa! Awesome find! What other coins do you collect? I'm going to have to pay a visit to my Subway lol. Phoenix __________________ The Phoenix Ancient Collection   03-16-2007, 12:44 AM   #13 (permalink) JeepnTXJ Junior Member   Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Hey all I've just got other various coins that I got from my dad when he gave his collection to me. I'm doing an intro thread, so I'll list what all I have there. Thanks for the responses! EDIT: I found on l&scoins.com, they are selling 3 1943-S trumpet tails ranging from $400-$700!   03-17-2007, 12:14 AM   #14 (permalink) mdrconcrete Member     Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 72 Quote: Originally Posted by JeepnTXJ I've just got other various coins that I got from my dad when he gave his collection to me. I'm doing an intro thread, so I'll list what all I have there. Thanks for the responses! EDIT: I found on l&scoins.com, they are selling 3 1943-S trumpet tails ranging from $400-$700! hey thats a great lookin winged liberty... but as in the quote above.. i found some trumpets for 200$, didnt look really hard... but there also ms-65.. not vf.... a vf morgan vs. a 65 morgan??? you get the grove man?? but hey nice coin.. mark   01-23-2008, 07:33 PM   #15 (permalink) Sharpblue Junior Member   Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5 1943 trumpet tail Hi guys. It's hard to tell if the picture is a trumpet tail but it certainly might be. Put it next to a regular 43 S. Trumpet tail looks 50% bigger. under magnification the keys are a downward pointing upper serif and the trumpet bell shaped lower serif. This is very similar to the 41 S "Large mintmark", also referred to as Trumpet Tail. This is not a minor variation. Seen next to the standard small s mark it's a dramatic varient. This is one of Bill Fivas' (Cherry Pickers Guide) favorite varieties. I'm new so I hope this post makes it.   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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