1888 - Middle 8 with bead punch
1888 - Middle 8 with bead punch
Found this one today while rechecking some coins I had put away years ago. I was not aware that the 3rd 8 on his variety was double punched until I found his one. All the photos I have seen of the bead punched 8 only showed the 2nd 8 enlarged.
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Re: 1888 - Middle 8 with bead punch
Yes, as stated in Turner's book ,the 2nd 8 is always repunched, some with not a lot of offset. Yours, with a partial bead-punch inside the 2nd 8 is not normal and is fairly scarce. But you can have 1, 2, or all 3 8's repunched. It's a neat year to find varieties, especially with nice offsets.
Bill in Burl
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Re: 1888 - Middle 8 with bead punch
So nobody had any comments about this neat variety? Hmmmmm
Bill in Burl
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Re: 1888 - Middle 8 with bead punch
don't know if its that neat and rare
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