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Message:: [QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 171697, member: 6763"]Frank:  I understand your comments, and I/we are not questioning the veracity of the coin dealer,I am sure that he is honest.  However, there are two point that you made that I would like to address:    1)New discoveries all the time, agreed, I recently found a 1909 S, inverted mintmark on a Barber half dollar, that was not noticed for 97 years, and I am sure that there are many other discoveries waiting to be found.       However, the original 1942/1 has been known since (about) 1943. In all that time collectors have been scrutinizing their 1942 P dimes. It would be amazing, especially considering the known type of overdate on the 1942/1 D that no one would have seen this. I am not saying impossible, just unlikely.    2) The 1914/3 Buffalo: agreed that it was a new and exciting discovery. However, realize that the   overdate was on a new date, which had never been thoroughly searched before. As I remember it, the overdate was discovered as part of a 'challenge'. and collectors re-examined their coins.        Also, the overdate on the 1914/3 (P,D,and S) is very subtle.  I truly hope that this is a new discovery, the hobby can always use the positive publicity.Good luck to you and your friend.The Other Frank[/QUOTE]