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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barberian, post: 26626066, member: 24442&quot;]Here&#039;s perhaps my most messed-up coin from my messed-up collection.&nbsp; It&#039;s an 1874-S WB-5, which is an R7 die marriage.&nbsp; I had passed or missed on two others, so I felt I had to grab this one.&nbsp; It can be identified by the mintmark and arrow positions.&nbsp; The coin is as bright as a polished chrome bumper, and I even paid $70 for it.&nbsp; I should have it slabbed but I doubt any TPG will be able to attribute it unless I give detailed instructions on what to look for. It&#039;s a great example for showing how useful the arrow positions can be in determining 74-S die marriages.&nbsp; I also have its cousin, the WB-2 in Fair-2 and AG3 for comparing arrow positions between Obverse 1 (WB-1 and WB-5) and Obverse 2 (WB-2) in low grades when other diagnostics have been worn off the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>WB-5 (R7) - right arrow below the tops of the digits, left arrow shaft well below the serif of the &quot;1&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1698022[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the seller&#039;s &quot;glamour shot&quot; to create the impression the coin has some toning...Nope!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1698027[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my new WB-5 that I was directed to by another 74-S DM collector.&nbsp; Here the right arrow is clearly lower than the top of the digits, and other diagnostics for Obverse 1 are visible. I&#039;m going to submit it for grading and attribution (fingers crossed) at FUN on Thursday.&nbsp; It&#039;s looks like it has been dipped but has retoned nicely and shows no hairlines from cleaning.&nbsp; I&#039;m just thankful to have a decent example now for slabbing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1698031[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a PCGS AG3 WB-2 (R5) - right arrow level with or slightly higher than the tops of the digits.&nbsp; Left arrow high enough that if pushed to the right, it would bump into the serif of the &quot;1.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1698025[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a Fair-2 WB-2 - see how the arrows are higher relative to the digits</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1698029[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for being a bit long and wandering off topic, but at least I posted three very low-grade coins, including one absolutely horrible coin. There was a reason for that absurd purchase above - it serves as an extreme example for illustrating something I&#039;m planning on writing for the Gobrecht Journal or Dennis Fortier&#039;s new Seated Half Society Journal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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