New to the forum, hope some of you have some info to help! I have an Indian head cent that has an "S" for the last digit of the date - 190S. It is definitely an S and not another digit, the style of the S is equivalent to the San Francisco mint mark on other US coinage, but the size is the same as the other digits. Has anyone heard of this error before? I can post scans if there is interest. Thanks!
scans Here are pics, sry in advance for poor quality, but I think its clear enough that the S is distinct. Ben
I think if the corrosion was removed you would find that it was a 5 or a 6. Looks more like a 5 to me. Just my opinion.
I don't think its a 5 because the ball serif at the top of the S is unlike the 5 on IHC's I've compared to. A 6 is more likely the culprit. However, under magnification, there appears a break at the bottom of the circle where the other end of the S should be. I do agree that removing corrosion would be beneficial, but I'm wary to attempt. Ben
Well on a common date easy to find IHC date I don't think a cleaning would hurt it much. Of course I would not do it since I really have never tried anything like this on a IHC.
Yeah, you got that right! Unfortunately there's verdigris as well which is double trouble. good luck on that save, you will certainly need it!
