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1979 Cent - DD Hanging 9

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 Posted 05/07/2026  12:35 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add TerryT to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
You usually don't see full hanging number die clashes after 1964, only a small ridge on the stem. (sorry for the blurry close-up)

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 Posted 05/07/2026  10:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice find.
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 Posted 05/08/2026  10:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Greasy Fingers to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for posting, always questioned what a "hanging" # was referred to on those Canadian coins (caused by a die clash, Right?)
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@Greasy Fingers, you are correct it is a die clash.

Here are two more types of hanging 9:

Double hanging 9
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Side hanging 9:
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