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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2266237, member: 36230&quot;]It is certainly possible that there are varieties not yet listed, but it is not wise to simply assume (not that you are though) that because a coin isn&#039;t listed, it therefore must be a new variety. One must look at the evidence presented by the coin itself for the answer. Nearly every day new threads appear on this very forum where a member believes their coin is/may be a genuine variety, yet more often than not they&#039;re mistaken. Such coins are not going to be found on any of the variety listings, and for good reason; they&#039;re not varieties. If you&#039;re able to do overlays, locate a 64-D example displaying the same mintmark, ideally one not repunching or damaged (try Heritage for a nice MS example), in a similar location. The end result will be that what you&#039;re wanting to see as the primary on your coin does not match (size and shape), and is because it&#039;s damaged due to the previously discussed &quot;shearing&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if you indeed had an unlisted variety, I&#039;m sure someone would want to see it. Even though Mr. Wexler&#039;s site lists &quot;complete&quot;, this only means his files are listed in their entirety. If you wish to have him (or another attributor) look at the coin, by all means contact him to inquire, but add your photos to the email to see if, perhaps, he says anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please understand I&#039;m not trying to burst your bubble with this; I can honestly tell you that I&#039;d much prefer to be and would happily eat crow if wrong. Truth be told, I was once in your shoes with these, for the lack of a better term, &quot;sheared&quot; mintmark coins. I too thought they may or could be RPMs and did my due diligence as maximizing potential was my sole interest. Particularly during silver&#039;s somewhat recent run, I had the opportunity to dig through many thousands of face junk, looking to pull any worthwhile varieties before resale, so trust me when I tell you my sampling size was much larger than an average collector&#039;s would be, plus I could not risk an incorrect attribution. I&#039;m just trying to pass on what I learned, but if you wish to have the coin examined by an expert, please don&#039;t hesitate; the worst outcome would be that you too learn something that may be useful down the road. With that said, I certainly wish you the best of luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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