1885 Newfoundland 50 Cents: Interesting Feature

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Peter4805 Pillar of the Community Canada 987 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 4:55 pm I didn't notice this until I was listing the coin on ebay. It looks like a number '1' on the lower front portion of Victoria's bust.Does anyone have an idea what may have caused it. It doesn't look like PMD to me, but then again I'm no expert on the matter. Thanks! See pictures below. Edited by Peter4805 10/19/2012 5:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff

chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 5:03 pm Ah, you must have taken down the listing... Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 5:05 pm Peter4805 Can you post a picture of the coin...? Report this Post to the Staff
Peter4805 Pillar of the Community Canada 987 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 5:13 pm No, I haven't taken the listing down, but it isn't an active listing for a few hours yet and that could be the problem. I'll post the pics here instead. Report this Post to the Staff
kookoox10 Pillar of the Community United States 1054 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 5:43 pm It appears to be post mint damage. If it was a dropped letter/number, it would match the fonts to the existing. It doesn't match up with any of the numbers/letters on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 5:43 pm Peter4805 Some one used a stamp to put a number 1 on the coin for some unknown reason. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 6:04 pm Shame.. A low mintage Newfoundland .50 cents too, that someone used a stamp of some kind on. Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 6:12 pm nothing more than a counterstamp...But I have heard of folks back then marking there money to prevent theft.So maybe this guy marked his coin s with a number 1 in case of theft or loss he could reclaim it ? Its a thought Report this Post to the Staff
Peter4805 Pillar of the Community Canada 987 Posts	Posted 10/19/2012 7:36 pm Interesting.Thanks for your input in solving this little mystery. Report this Post to the Staff
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