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matthewpj73 Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 10/24/2011 1:51 pm Hello all, I posted this same coin here a while back but I don't think the pictures were good enough for anyone to really help. So I am taking another shot at it. I have n 1864 Two Cent Piece which appears to have a repunched date, specifically the 4. I can't find ANYTHING on this coin and am having a hard time finding a good internet based source for Two Cent Piece varieties/RPDs. Any help from anyone on this coin and/or a good reference site, I would greatly appreciate it! Report this Post to the Staff

bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 10/24/2011 3:44 pm I believe it is a 1864 Large Motto but not a repunched date. Just a guess and looking at CherryPickers Guide not a Leone: 64Lg-24H. Hopefully I am wrong for your benefit. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewpj73 Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 10/24/2011 3:53 pm I have the CherryPickers Guide also but it doesn't list all RPDs... I am hoping someone will have a more comprehensive guide/book. Also, the main thing that is making me think this is an RPM is the stem on the 4 seems to have a distinct "repeat" just to the north, this is NOT Machine Doubling, it is split completely and there's the split in the corner of the 4 also, plus inside the "eye" of the 4 there are raised pieces of another 4 I think... Help!?!?... Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 6:16 pm It looks like a re punched date to me, ask member DVCollector to look at it, he's the man that knows. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9796 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 11:45 pm Definitely looks like one of the slightly tougher RPD's to come across. I've been researching and collecting this series for almost 20 years, I don't see many RPD with the 4 so obvious, it usually is the 18 that shows the doubling off so well. I think I might have a couple examples of the same die marriage, we can tell it is from the later strikes as the rev hub has the top serif of the D missing (broken off) in UNITED, so that would make it one of the later strikes from the enormous 1864 minting that year. The mint was tasked with striking a lot of these and the planchets were hard on the dies, many RPD and DDO / DDR, + numerous die breaks abound in the 2Â¢ series, that's why I love them so much. Nice find, I believe that is listed in Kevin Flynn's book, but my copy is in storage as I move once again, I'd look it up for you if I had it. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/27/2011 12:48 am I don't have a book for 2C RPDs, but the lower-relief, doubled crossbar looks like an RPD to my eyes. The date is impressed the first time and the second impression is slightly different. When the fields are polished to remove the mistake, you end up with faint lines like on the 6, or deeper, incomplete doubling like on the 4. Report this Post to the Staff
JadeSpear Valued Member United States 62 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 01:25 am Yep. Gotta weigh in. I concur with the RPD opinions. I recommend to get the latest Flynn book. He is the definitive source. Report this Post to the Staff
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