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1897 5 Cents Slender Or Wide 8?

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AgHoarder
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Need some help identifying whether the coin I have is an 1897 wide 8. Thanks.

Here is the "slender 8"





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This is the coin in question. It is obviously wider but it's not as pronounced as other pictures I've seen.



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I would call that a wide 8.
The bottom half is slightly wider than the top half
whereas on a narrow 8 the top and bottom are the same size.
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Wide 8.
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Wide 8
Cheers Don

Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Thanks guys, it's obvious now. It was sold to me as a "slender 8" which threw me off and when I compare it to the "wide 8" in the Charlton, it seems more narrow.
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