1897 IHC 1 in neck

So i've gone through some IHC I had in a pouch for a while and I think I stumbled across a 1897 with a 1 in the neck I believe its the snow 1,what do you all think?

 

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yes. nice catch.

 

Yup! Snow 1 for sure!

 

Cool my first IHC error/variety too bad about the condition.

 

Yup! Snow 1 for sure!

What is this Snow 1 that you speak of ?

 

Snow 1 is a designation number for that particular variety, I'm assuming its called 1 because of the 1 in the neck. Rick Snow is a numismatist who specializes in IHC and flying eagle cents...im not sure what else he does but he has a website called www.indiancect.com

 

Thank You for information.

 

Snow 1 as in the 1st variety for the 1897.

nice find

 

Anyone know how this happened?

 

Nice catch, nice coin...lucky dog, lucky dog!!!

 

thank you for that clarification I tried to look up why it was called 1 but came up blank. I thought it had something to do with the 1 in the neck

 

Someone edumacate me! How does a stray obverse feature appear in another part of the obverse. I understand die clashes....but...help!!

 

I'm guessing the same way MPDs happen on other types (has nothing to do with clashing). Think digits in denticles or in the relief as on certain seated examples.

 

At the time, master dies were used with the design, but the year was hand punched into the working dies (later on it would be punched into the master hub and today it's part of the original) - see http://www.coinnews.net/2013/09/13/how-the-philadelphia-mint-makes-hubs-and-dies-to-produce-coins/ for the current process.


In order to punch the date into the working die, it has to be annealed and quenched to specific temperatures to soften the metal. Then it's annealed to a different temperature and quenched to reharden.

Die sinkers would test the die's hardness by punching into a part of the die that wouldn't (shouldn't) be visible in the finished die. He missed.

 

Thankx for that link Burton it led me off to wonderland and several sites full of great info...appreciate the guidance![/QUOTE]

 

Isn't that the fun part of numismatics? You start researching something simple and poof you are off looking at 1890s patent filings.

 

Yes and I'm so glad to learn I'm not the only one out here that starts on one thing and winds up hours later still at the computer checking out one thing or another... unfortunately I lose alot of time being otherwise productive but as you say "Ain't we got fun!?!"

 

EDIT: IMHO, your answer was excellent until the end. The correct explanation is that misplaced dates happen. This is just one example. As you posted above: "He missed." The engravers don't punch digits into dies to test their hardness.

 

More than once I've gone off to research something I saw here and never made it back that day.

 

It would help me to see a comparison photo, of another 1897 without this variety, because I can't see what you are describing.