1888 5 Cents (Fish Scale) With Die Chip On The First 8?

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viper Pillar of the Community Canada 638 Posts	Posted 04/08/2021 07:38 am For those that collect small 5 cents. Here are photos of 3 different 1888's. that I have. Is this and anomaly or do all 1888 have this die chip on the upper ball of the first 8? Photo #1 looks like the first 8 took a hit, but looks like it also has that die chip on the first 8 and also has a (hat) on the last 8? Any comments would be appreciated! Thanks MG Report this Post to the Staff

the_sifu Valued Member Canada 276 Posts	Posted 04/08/2021 4:55 pm This is the only example of a 1888 5 cent that I have in my collection that comes close to your photo #1. I have "head phones" to your "hat". GO JETS GO! Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 04/08/2021 5:17 pm @ the_sifu. Be happy is stereo, rarities for that year. The really stereo come some how in 70's. Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 04/08/2021 9:19 pm mouse horns Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Edited by fourmack 04/08/2021 9:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TerryT Pillar of the Community Canada 822 Posts	Posted 04/09/2021 12:50 am I looked through my 88's then some of the other years. On the ones with clear enough 8's, I found the same thing for 1883-7-9. It looks to me like the 8 was repunched with a 3 punch. Looking at the 8's on 188-'s, they start off looking the same but some get fat, and the centre holes are different shapes. The ball on the top of a 3 would make the small semi-circle that's in the left 8, and the little ridge on the 8. If someone has a program that can overlay a 3 from 1883 over an 8, it would helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
viper Pillar of the Community Canada 638 Posts	Posted 04/09/2021 05:30 am Thank you the_sifu and fourmack for sharing your photos and thank you Terry T for your comments. Any one else that have comments or any explanations for these 1888? MG Report this Post to the Staff
Hounddog Bill Pillar of the Community Canada 1224 Posts	Posted 04/09/2021 09:54 am Viper good eye on picking this up but I don't really think it's anything special. The anomaly inside the top loop of the first 8 is on all of the coins shown so far and I checked the three that I have and it 's present on all of mine also. Hope this helps. Cheers, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
viper Pillar of the Community Canada 638 Posts	Posted 04/09/2021 7:37 pm Thanks Hounddog Bill! With all 3 that I had and every one had the Die Chip in the upper ball of the first 8, I kind of figured that all 1888 must of had that Die Chip. That answered my question. MG Edited by viper 04/09/2021 7:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5593 Posts	Posted 04/09/2021 8:48 pm If it's on all the coins from different dies, then it's not a die chip. It had to be that part of the 8 on the hub what chipped off (like a letter on a typewriter key)so that the first 8 was just struck like that. That's if any of you can remember a typewriter. Report this Post to the Staff
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