1888 Indian Head Cent / IHC - Repunched 888?

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Tenfold New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 12:49 am Saw this on ebay and it looks like the date might be an RPD 888. Any thoughts? Also, what do you think the grade/value might be (best guess)? Report this Post to the Staff

robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 10:23 am Cleaned and recolored in my opinion. As for any repunching in the date, there are no Snow varieties with repunching of 888 to the north (I checked Snow 1 through Snow 33). the most interesting part of this coin is the cracks on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 10:26 am also a planchet defect (maybe struck through debris) under AM of the obverse that will take down the price. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 11:04 am and what the heck is with the dot in the O in ONE? Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8521 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 12:23 pm I can't find anything on it. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
beaglebailey Pillar of the Community United States 716 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 3:03 pm Quote: and what the heck is with the dot in the O in ONE I know there is an 1875 variety(S16) with the dot on the 'N'. It was believed that it was put there deliberately to catch a mint employee who was stealing. Looks very similar to this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 3:57 pm Quote: I know there is an 1875 variety(S16) with the dot on the 'N'. It was believed that it was put there deliberately to catch a mint employee who was stealing. Looks very similar to this coin. Intriguing. What reference did this come from? Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 6:46 pm A numismatic archivist had written an article in 1972 in "Numismatic Scrapbook" magazine alerting the world to the fact that such cents with a "secret mark" had been produced in 1875. This was authenticated by correspondence found in the National Archives. Resource: "Coin World, August 4, 2008. Report this Post to the Staff
beaglebailey Pillar of the Community United States 716 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 7:08 pm Quote: Intriguing. What reference did this come from? I got the information for the S16 variety in Snow's attribution guide, but I seem to remember this being discussed in previous threads on this forum Report this Post to the Staff
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1888 IHC - Repunched 888?