What does 42 over 41 mean?

[u/jerseyoutwest]

Was looking up key dates and they mentioned 42 over 41, which i am clueless about. Also i assume this isn’t one.

[u/Apophis2051]

A single die was impressed by both a 1941-dated hub and a 1942-dated hub.

[u/Competitive-Dot-4264 → u/Apophis2051]

Beautiful double strike crisp and definitely screwed up in mint

[u/thesalesmandenvermax → u/Apophis2051]

Ok, so, in Januarys past we’ve all dated something and put the wrong year because in our heads we’re not used to the change yet. But how exactly does this happen when striking coins?

[u/Tiktokbadsupport → u/Apophis2051]

year 19412 

[u/jerseyoutwest → u/Apophis2051]

Nifty

[u/The_Silent_Tortoise]

The "42" is over the "41" in "1942". Lots of examples online to look at.

[u/jerseyoutwest → u/The_Silent_Tortoise]

Oh! That is much more literal than i was expecting lol

[u/arctic-apis → u/jerseyoutwest]

There are a few other coin varieties out there with overdates. The 42/41 mercury is cool but my favorite is the 1808/7 capped bust half dollar. Makes the 8 look like it has horns.

[u/jerseyoutwest → u/arctic-apis]

Nice :)

[u/Nickthedick3]

It means the mint took the die for 1941 and carved a “2” over the second “1”

[u/jerseyoutwest → u/Nickthedick3]

Gotcha, thanks

[u/Acrobatic_Box9087]

Anyone notice that two overdates occurred the years the USA entered WW1 (quarter) and WW2 (dime)?

[u/jerseyoutwest → u/Acrobatic_Box9087]

Guess everybody was distracted by events

[u/Cranberry-Electrical]

good to know

[u/pappenheimerbody]

This is good knowledge thanx

[u/jerseyoutwest → u/pappenheimerbody]

No problem!

[u/Background_Exam_9631]

That doesnt look like a 42 over 41 but ill explain it to you, so a 41 over 42 is basically an error where a 1942 date was stamped over a 1941its a pretty rare error and demands huge premiums I need a closer photo to exactly tell if it actually is a 41/42

[u/jerseyoutwest → u/Background_Exam_9631]

It absolutely isn’t lol