1995 Panda, is this a small or micro date?

[GilM]

small or micro date panda? how can you tell?

 

[yennus]

Small date... <31,000

This is a micro date... <4,000
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Both are uncommon, just one is about 7-8times more uncommon

 

[GilM]

Thank you very much yennus. Your explanation is a great help. I was reading about the identification method that you describe until I saw this one on an ebay listing that got me confused.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-10Y-SI...725?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb80bffbd

Well, I guess he want to make some big bucks on a small date panda....


Thanks again yennus

 

[comeaux]

Hello GilM,

The first picture in your post is obviously the 1995 Large Twig obverse

The coin tha yennus has posted is definately a true 1995 Small Twig Small Date "micro date"

The coin that the dealer has listed in the ebay link is not a "micro date" ... it is simply a 1995 Small Twig-Large Date

As I stated in a previous thread ... the difference beween small & large date on the 1995 Small twig is very minute so be aware ...

This is just another example of a seller trying to sell someone a $300 coin for $1,000

I also noticed the same canned phrase "look at the picture and judge for yourself"

comeaux

 

[25Grizzlies]

Agreed no micro date to see here folks. The '9's give it away as a lrg date (for a start)... serifs way smaller on a micro, date is positioned lower round the ring on this one, this ones not hazy... nice coin though, keep hunting

 

[GilM]

Great, I learned a lot from you guys

 

[silverybay]

Is this small or micro date?

 

[comeaux]

this is not the "micro date" variety

 

[silverybay]

this is not the "micro date" variety

Thks comeaux. I still can't distinguish between the small and micro date.

 

[yennus]

It is much easier to see the difference in person (and once you have seen the variations before).