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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 08-24-2009, 10:30 PM   #16 (permalink) foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,860 Quote: Originally Posted by hontonai Stop and think about it - when dates were handpunched into the dies, they had to be incuse reversed characters, so that coin date would be correctly oriented raised numbers. After 1909, dates were modeled on the hubs, so they were raised on the hubs then transfered to the dies. There were no backward punches used.   08-26-2009, 11:37 PM   #17 (permalink) Conder101 Numismatist   Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,446 Quote: Stop and think about it - when dates were handpunched into the dies, they had to be incuse reversed characters, so that coin date would be correctly oriented raised numbers. OK your right a standard raised 4 punch would make an incused reversed 4 like that. So in that case the REST of the number punches are backwards. __________________ Slab collector and researcher reported as of 12/29/06 132 companies 332 production varieties   Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Tags 1946, error, nickel, overstamp 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. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1988 possible DDR | 2004 nickel with stripes?? what is it?? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Canadian Nickel Error - No date on front? Range Error Coins 6 02-19-2009 12:22 PM 2005 Buffalo nickel roll sets date stamp 2-18-05 jeff Auction Listings 4 08-08-2006 07:41 PM Key Date 1885 Liberty Nickel at Auction Gregory Auction Listings 0 12-10-2005 12:58 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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