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jemcgee6 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/30/2013 11:25 pm Hey Guys, First, I want to say that I am extremely green to coin collecting. I work in a pretty high tempo field and have recently found relaxation in thumbing through coins. I have found a 1908 Indian Head cent and after close inspection, realized the bottom curve on the 9 completely comes back on itself and kind of looks like an upside down, backwards B. I've searched and haven't found an error like it. Just wondering if any of you gentlemen have and the next course of action I should take. Thanks Guys! * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Edited by jemcgee6 11/30/2013 11:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 12:13 am Die chip joining the ball of the 9 to the curve above. Common occurrence on 9's for this font on several different series. Often mistaken for a 9/8. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 05:14 am And similar to the LDS 2Â¢ piece I just posted about loosing out on ebay. 1869 2Â¢ piece, the 1869 2Â¢ was often called the 1869/8 for many years until the overdate was disproven, through study of the die states, it was a chipped die that resulted from a die break that ends up running through the date. Very, very similar to the IHC posted here. Still a cool yet minor variety some of us "variety nuts" will chase after. "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
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 07:27 am Exactly what I was going to say. Die break/chip. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 09:18 am I just took a peek at my IHC guide by Snow. Turns out MOST 1908 IHC display some degree of connectedness at that point, even in higher grades. Seems to be a characteristic of the 1908 IHC's. I suspect the master hub was showing its age. Report this Post to the Staff
jemcgee6 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 09:53 am It never crossed my mind to research the die (which will be the very first thing I look for next time) I was just looking for other coins like it. Thanks for all your help gentlemen. I really appreciate it! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/02/2013 2:59 pm Couldn't be a master hub, but possibly a master die. (And that assumes the date was on the master hub and not punched into the individual dies. The newly designed coins of 1907, 08, and 09 had the date in the master die, but I think the existing designs still were made by the old method of having the dates punched into the dies.) Report this Post to the Staff
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