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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 8219041, member: 106826"][ATTACH=full]1443078[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1443079[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1443080[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of things:</p><p><br /></p><p>The R is not the only diagnostic. There were several obverse and reverse dies, so folks should not be stuck on the R, a Missing P, the dot (like mine) or the crack. My advice is to do a proper vetting before giving up on a specimen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the weight characteristic is also not a given. My specimen weighs 4.97grams. Pretty normal. My specimen though has seen lots of travel, so some weight has been worn off and some of the rough spots on the rim, worn away. </p><p><br /></p><p>My specimen displays the common extreme flow lines on the obverse, but many specimens for other years look more like their 'contemporary' peers. I recall when finding this specimen, I almost put it back into circulation since it looked pretty rough for the date. The reality, it started out pretty rough and got rougher with the miles it traveled over 50 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is pretty exciting to see another Henning plucked from the wild!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 8219041, member: 106826"][ATTACH=full]1443078[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1443079[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1443080[/ATTACH] A couple of things: The R is not the only diagnostic. There were several obverse and reverse dies, so folks should not be stuck on the R, a Missing P, the dot (like mine) or the crack. My advice is to do a proper vetting before giving up on a specimen. Also, the weight characteristic is also not a given. My specimen weighs 4.97grams. Pretty normal. My specimen though has seen lots of travel, so some weight has been worn off and some of the rough spots on the rim, worn away. My specimen displays the common extreme flow lines on the obverse, but many specimens for other years look more like their 'contemporary' peers. I recall when finding this specimen, I almost put it back into circulation since it looked pretty rough for the date. The reality, it started out pretty rough and got rougher with the miles it traveled over 50 years. It is pretty exciting to see another Henning plucked from the wild!![/QUOTE]
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