1981S TP1 or TP2?

[bella]

Found this today in a bank roll is it a type 1 or type 2?

[seal006]

Type II all the way.

[willbrooks]

What a strange thing to find in a bank roll. Makes you scratch your head why someone would bust open a proof set to spend the coins.

[bella]

does it have any value? hold on to it ? first one ive ever seen didn't no there was an 1891 S.

[Maineman750]

The clear S is definitely worth holding onto....Redbook even lists these varieties.

[coppercoins]

Value - not really.

First, this is a type I, the far less valuable version. Value in PR65 is around $2.

Additionally, this one is impaired. It shows signs of circulation. That knocks its value down by more than half.

Interesting, yes. A keeper, sure - why not. But valuable - no.

[Maineman750]

Chuck is correct about thetype Paul...guess I should have double checked Sean's attribution..but here is a link showing the difference:

http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/1979SAnd1981STypes.htm

[willbrooks]

does it have any value? hold on to it ? first one ive ever seen didn't no there was an 1891 S.

As I mentioned above, it came from a proof set. There were no 1981s business strikes, which is why you never came across one before.

[seal006]

Value - not really.

First, this is a type I, the far less valuable version. Value in PR65 is around $2.

Additionally, this one is impaired. It shows signs of circulation. That knocks its value down by more than half.

Interesting, yes. A keeper, sure - why not. But valuable - no.

Egads! I really need to proofread before I hit submit.

[coppercoins]

Sean - It's easy to make the type mistake with 1981 coins. It happens very frequently. There are a couple of small and simple differences between the two that ALWAYS work and would have you identifying them correctly 100% of the time. I plan to put these differences in my next book.

[BadThad]

The type 2 "clear S" is pretty easy to differentiate when you see them side by side. They are fairly inexpensive in the higher grades and worth buying if you're into proofs.