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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;crypto79, post: 2644027, member: 24254&quot;]In the late 1870s many series had a dime S mintmark applied using the smallest font punch which was intended for dimes. I will show you the largest examples being trade dollars. They are know on rev dies dated 1875-1877 in this series and in a few different hub combos but only on the 2nd style rev. There are 4 specific date/hub combos that use the micro S and each is know with a large S equivalent. The 75s is the only scarce micro S but interestingly enough the large normal size are the scarce varieties on the 76s type 1/2 &amp; 2/2 with the latter being semi-rare. Makes for an interesting sub-collection. It is unknown why the punch was used.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>75s 1/2 (large &amp; small)</p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/27628452/image.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/20760258/1875s%20micro%20S.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>76s 1/2 (large and small)</p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/29242751/image1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/27931169/image.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>76s 2/2 (large &amp; small)</p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/83065866/IMG_3859.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/26044482/1876s22smallS.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>77s 2/2 (large &amp; small)</p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/19735934/1877sAU.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/80251736/image.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://caimages.collectors.com/coinimages/24932/80251736/image1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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