I purchased this 1949 D Washington quarter graded by PCGS the other week. I thought the mint mark looked a little funny in the pic, so I checked it out closer when I got it in hand. PCGS lists an RPM and an OMM (don't know what that means) for this year. I posted the best close ups I could. Any help? I looks like a normal D and then a partial sideways D inside it.
I think it is the D/D/D/D. Trying to look at the markers from varietyvista website. It's either the RPM 1 or RPM 2. Was hoping it was the D/D or the OMM. If it was, it would have been the highest one graded by PCGS. Don't think there are any MS66's. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
OMM means over mintmark (meaning D/S or S/D, etc). I am having a tough time seeing an RPM in your photos. There is glare on the right side of the mintmark, possible mechanical doubling on the left, but I'm not really seeing any split serifs on the D...
I think it's MD as well. That ridge is too even from top to bottom, making the highest point of the MM smaller than what's below the ridge. Notice how the lighting comes to a complete stop on the lower side of the mintmark? That's because that edge is sharp. If it was a curve, like the profile of the mintmark, the light would gradually fade to the bottom.
Here's a pic of a mintmark that someone else sold on ebay as a D/D. Looks just like mine from what I can tell. I can't really find any good close up pics of what it should look like to be genuine.
I originally thought it was MY at first also, but when I researched and saw PCGS has a listed variety for it, I thought I might research more.
In the CONECA listings, James Wiles lists a ton of markers for the 49D RPM's...do any markers match? http://www.varietyvista.com/Variety Master Listings/washington rpms 1932-1949.htm#_1949-D Larry Nienaber
I am able to see the die break down the right wing. It's hard to see the other markers. I might not be looking for the right stuff. The coin has some toning on it and makes It hard to see some places clearly. I don't fully understand all the markers either. My local coin dealer doesn't really mess with varieties so he isn't much help either.
If you are a serious variety collector...you will use a microscope and be able to see and attribute varieties using markers. Also if I was you I would stop using LED lighting for your photos...way to much glare. Larry Nienaber
Doing the best I can with what I have. Don't have a professional camera or microscope. Was using my cell phone and tiny handheld microscope with a light attached.
I took it to to dealers today and one said it was the right RPM and the other said it was a minor RPM and not the more valuable one. This is the absolute best picture I can give.
I found 2 of the markers. Does it have to have all of them to be the real one, or just some? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
I stuck it on ebay and posted pics and said it may be a type of RPM. I will let the bidders decide what it is. Anxious to see where it ends up. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
Good question. The answer is no. However, the marker/markers have to be exact. It can't just be close. Markers change from die state to die state, and within each die state. The mint mark looks right. Have you checked mint mark position? MM position & whatever marker(s) have to be exact though. Hope this helps & good luck.
The two markers I found match the pic on PCGS website. The dealer I took it to said mine didn't have the point on the top of the D like the others certified, so mine wasn't it. He said it was either MD or a type of RPM, but not the main one. I trust him since he is a Red Book contributor and knows his stuff. I still hope someone recognizes what it is and bids accordingly.
