My question as well. Being a valuable variety, 1942/1, you would almost have to think it was not a new find from circulation. More info needed…imo…Spark @BBBeth
Well, a newly found ( existing, previously discovered) variety, if authenticated and slabbed, this one looks to be between XF45 and AU50 according to PCGS Photograde, which makes it a $600+ coin. Very fortuitous find! Keep us in the loop on what you do with it. …imo…Spark
It’s not a 1942 but rather a 1942/41. It’s an overdate and on the costly side. Looks very genuine to me and it’s hard to believe you found it in a roll. Congratulations and protect it.
The 1942 over 1 over date is worth a lot more than any doubled die you might think you are seeing. This is an error in die preparation. It takes three blows for a working hub to make a working die. This working die was made with one or two blows from a 1941 hub and then a third one from a 1942 hub. It’s been popular for years. There is also a 1942 over 1 Denver Mint version as well.
I agree. My excitement after finding this beauty in a pile of 90%s created the typo. This is not a discovery find. I have been searching silver for years for one of these. Finally.
It looks genuine to me and .05 is acceptable, within tolerance and it’s also circulated enough to loose a little weight. If you sent it to a TPG it would be fine.
.05 is not an issue. It looks as if it had been cleaned, also not that big of a deal if genuine, as this would be a monster find. Let's see if the real ones have that extra nub on the number 4. Yes it does. Yours looks good.
I don't see any reason to doubt authenticity. The Chinese fakes of these are horrible and altered dates are usually easy to spot.
