1859 Canada Cent - Repunched 5 - Please Help Identify?

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digitaldoc1976 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 09/09/2017 2:15 pm Hello, and thank you all in advance for the wealth of knowledge for which I am about to receive. You are truly all an asset to the passion ("hobby" just doesn't work for me and numismatics; it's just too, I don't know, soft to describe that which we all seem to feel about this thing we love so much.). I have been researching this 1859 Canada Cent for quite some time, and I just can't seem to properly identify it. I've included the reverse only. The obverse is riddled with doubling of some consequence. However, it seems as though all the attention to this particular date is on the reverse. My photo isn't great, but I have highlighted the area where there is VERY clearly a smaller, and slightly differently-styled "5" in the date. The "9" looks narrow and normal. There are really no other signs of repunching on the date. Notice the small area at the bottom right of the "C" in CENT highlighted. That could be a mark or maybe Strike Doubling. The "5" is definitely repunched. Can anyone help me identify the variety, please? Thank you so much! Report this Post to the Staff

Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 09/09/2017 2:33 pm It looks like Haxby reverse E5 based on the die crack at leaf 14 and the stem to leaf 9. Reverse E5 was paired with two different obverses 3 and 3a. If you post a picture of the obverse, we could tell you which one it is. If you're not familiar with Dr. Haxby's 1859 catalog, you can check it out at www.vickycents.com Edited by Phil310 09/09/2017 2:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
digitaldoc1976 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 09/09/2017 3:23 pm Wow. That's an amazing resource. No, I didn't know of its existence. I'm definitely going to need some more time to figure this one out. Thanks for your help!! Report this Post to the Staff
Hounddog Bill Pillar of the Community Canada 1224 Posts	Posted 09/09/2017 4:21 pm Being that the reverse is in state 2 the obverse should be the 3. Cheers Bill Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5593 Posts	Posted 09/09/2017 6:16 pm It does not appear to be the same one as on p 297 of the 2011 Charlton variety section. The stems at 11 & 15 aren't the same and he has a D/C between 13 & 14 Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 09/09/2017 8:35 pm Always ideal to show both sides.. .. and that makes it easy to get the exact die pair when using the great Haxby site.. Report this Post to the Staff
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