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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 7585889, member: 13307&quot;]I&#039;ve had this quarter in my world silver junk bin for a bit, just now trying to figure out what the date is.&nbsp; Three of the digits are pretty clear (although well worn) - 1 8 ? 1.</p><p><br /></p><p>That means it could be 1871 (not bad, mintage of 400k) or 1891 (much better date, mintage of 120k.)&nbsp; It can&#039;t be 1871 H or 1881 H (no H mint mark) and there was no 1891 H.&nbsp; So it&#039;s 1871 or 1891.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m wondering if there is a design style/die pair giveaway that could help me diagnose the correct year?</p><p><br /></p><p>Image of entire coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1307081[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Note that there is a conveniently placed ding just a bit too far right that makes it look like an 8 is there in the third digit (which is not possible, as no H mint mark.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on the lighting angle, in hand it looks like it could be either date.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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