Superbird

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

What are the indicators for a 1952 proof quarter that qualify it to be a superbird variety?

[TomB]

Isn't it simply an apparent large "S" on the bird's chest?

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Tom -

That's what I thought but I haven't been able to find anything that conclusively says that.

[EVillageProwler]

What about the one with the symbol of a bat? Or, one with a magical green ring on its talon?

 

 

EVP

[truthteller]

Pass Kryptonite slowly over the coin. If it melts, then it was a Superbird coin.

 

 

TRUTH

[Elcontador]

Why not take the coin with you on a pilgrimage to Mecca and see what happens to it?

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Sigh...lots of comedians, but not much useful info.

[gmarguli]

Sigh...lots of comedians, but not much useful info.

 

You got the asnwer in the first reply. It is "an apparent large "S" on the bird's chest".

[DWLange]

What seems to be a letter S on the eagle's chest is most likely the impression left by a fiber from the cloth used to wipe the die during its polishing process. Its shape and location are simply a curious coincidence that makes this variety popular.

 

Since it has been assigned a Cherrypicker (FS) number, NGC will now acknowledge this variety under its VarietyPlus service.

[Weidel Legacy Collection]

Thanks David.

 

I had heard that this variety was only associated with one reverse die for the year and was curious if there were other diagnostics for it. The two Superbirds I've seen before left me scratching my head because about the only 'S' I could see on the Eagle's chest was mostly imagination - so I figured there had to be another way to determine it.

[EVillageProwler]

David,

 

I think it is terribly impolite of you to ignore my post while only answering RWW's.

 

 

EVP

[Leothelion]

I did some research and couldn't find any info defining the superbird variety. I know of a seller who has one! I was thinking the eagle had the shape of the superman emblem on it's chest as shown in the attachment. Take note of the v-shape of the emblem and on the eagles breast. But reading DW Langes post, he's right! Perhaps Rick could come on here with a larger pic.

 

Leo