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Valued Member
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And here is the short, fat 4 from a VF-30 coin. It is near impossible to mix up the 2. Both shots with a QX-5 at 609X. 
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Canada
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Bill, What would the rarity of the fat 4 be?
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 Canada
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Thanks guys and oklacda your pictures are great  I see what you mean after seeing them they stand out like a sore thumb. I like your choice of words better the Fat 4 and the Thin 4......
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United States
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My experience with these is about 1 out of 20 or so is the fat 4 variety
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From my standpoint here outside Toronto, I would estimate about 1:30 and many are pretty well circulated. A worn coin less than VF-30 will make all the lines of the digit thicker, since they are tapered, and as they wear, they will be thicker just due to the wear. Still, a "fat 4" is very easy to spot.
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And, also, for you 1894 afficianados, don't forget some of the neat "thin 4's". This one in photos I have saved is scratched, but I have a few others in better shape, but the tripling is very evident. Again about 1:30 for finding them or for scarcity.
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This site is not letting me post a picture of the tripled 9.
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Oh, I had an apostophy in the title. This nshould be OK. 
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United States
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oklacda, would you do me the favor of pointing out the 'tripling" indications, please? I have no frontal vision, and can't tell. thanks, Dick
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Philippines
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Hi Oklacda, didnt know there was so much on an 1894 coin, is there a premium on the triple 9 with the slim 4, or is it just an oddity? thank you for the info
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I thought that the tripling is pretty evident, but look at the knob and the top, both left & right. The strike is a little low/high but also rotated CCW. Since this repunched coin was recognized by Griffin (R-5), but not by Charlton or ICCS yet, there would be maybe a 25-30% premium to both a knowlegable buyer & seller and, if ever put in Charlton or Trends, who knows?
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Probably not, as I don't collect bright and shiney stuff. I try to keep my collection in the VF-30 to AU range since I specialize in varieties, especially those with Griffin rarities 5 and above (a '59 DP#1 is an R-5). I'm sure I have some in the VF-30 range.... it's only a variety that I've looked for for the last couple years or so and it's only been included in Trends for about the same amount of time because we discussed it quite a bit on another coin site.
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Canada
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thanks for the fast reply.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That triple-punched 9 is interesting! I see evidence of repunching at the top as well. Rotated/enlarged for easier viewing: 
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