My online friends 73D

[atarian]

Ok finally got around to post the pics I think its one of the coolest (what I call) Hanging S cents Ive ever seen .

I hope you guys enjoy this

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/coins/1973SdroppedS1.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/coins/1973SdroppedS2.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/coins/1973SdroppedS3.jpg

[jhracing08]

wow looks like a dropped letter and very nice pictures.

[atarian]

They are his pictures How does those dropped letters happen. This is the first ive ever seen. I take it these rarely happen?

[RWBILLER]

cool
roger

[mustbebob]

Atarian, you may want to look at this older thread. It has a portion in there where I describe how a 'dropped letter' occurs.

http://www.lincolncentresource.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1544&page=3&highlight=dropped+letter

[JeanK]

Great find and pictures. Congratulations!
From what I understand these are very rare anomalies.
I also have a 1973D with a dropped S. I wonder if our coins are cousins!
Jean

[jcuve]

Nice one of kind error!
...High on my list of errors I would like to find or obtain.

[lineop3]

Those are nice and rare finds, and that 73 is gorgeous!

Aisha

[RpmHunter]

That one ran ranks very highly on the coolness scale! I think the only dropped letter example that I have found was a 83-P. It was nowhere near as dramatic as your coin.

Scott

[atarian]

Well to make as a reminder, the coin isnt mine but a friends coin, Im getting info dug up about the coin. I glad its up there on the coolness and rareness level. I so want to get one like this one day. Ill just have to follow this one around and keep tabs on its where abouts

[JeanK]

All of my dropped letter coins have come from bu rolls of cents. As far as a value for these it would be anybody's guess, as I do not know if any have come up for auction.
Jean