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1888 Indian Head Penny 8 Over 7 Error?

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 Posted 01/24/2026  08:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dearborn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
MUCH better images, and yes, it is a good idea to keep your newer images here in one topic, the folks here will re-visit your newer images.

Thank you for making the effort to produce the images, (just need to work on focus now-but not a show stopper).
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 Posted 01/24/2026  09:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JimmyD to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Im surprised that no one has mentioned this before,
a 1888/7 is not an error, it is a variety, big difference.

Looking at your latst pictures, I do not thik it is a variety, the top
left marker does not appear to be the same. Even the newer
pictures do not show the upper right marker that clearly. The
bottom of the eight could be damage.
Unless the markers are very clear, a TPG will not attribute it
regardless of other markers.

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 Posted 01/25/2026  3:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jimbo48 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It sure looks like the base of the 7 is protruding at the base of the 8. The Cud is in the right place on the ED in united. You may have a winner. A picture of the reverse would be helpful to see if the tips of the shield are touching the denticles.
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 Posted 02/21/2026  5:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add FarFromHereOrThe to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Sorry it has taken me a while to get back to this post. I've had some health stuff and surgery and about forgot about this. I took some more pics to include the reverse side near the top of the shield. I am unfamiliar as to how this helps with identification so please forgive me for overlooking that before. Its still hard to not get some blurring because the coin microscope has a physical, "analog" button that you have to push to capture an image, and it makes it nearly impossible to not have movement with the microscope. Thanks again for the time taken for your replies.

***(I renamed the files to "1888IndianHeadShield..." with successive numbers at the end, but somehow that didn't save during me moving them from the drive to the site. If I can figure out how to rename then on this site, I will do that.)

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 Posted 02/23/2026  12:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jimbo48 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I am curious what the community thinks about these latest photos. I still think it has the 1888/7 attributes. I looked at an MS graded coin and it has matching attributes. The rear shield looks like a match. Unfortunately, a cleaning or conservation may be needed to clearly reveal the tip of the 7 and the base of the 7 on the last 8.
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