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KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/24/2009 10:58 pm Here's an 1875 2 Ore I found today. Below are two shots under different lighting to best show all the details. At first glance, I suspected this much underlying detail could not be due to a few well placed die chips/gouges. Comparing to a 4 digit used in 1874, I see a strong correlation, particularly how that angled point (light arrow) matches a similar corner on a 4. And of course, the diagonal and that right base of the digit. Shape of 4 used for the 1874 2 Ore, followed by my coin. Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/25/2009 9:19 pm One more update where I've taken a tracing of "74" from 1874 and created an overlay of the date. It seems to closely follow the marks I see under the 5. And, if the two 7 digits are rotated a bit, that might explain the extreme flare seen on the base of the 7. I would guess the digits "75" were impressed into the die in a way to best cover up the 4 with the 5. That may explain why the 7 was rotated so much, but was done carefully enough to remain legible. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 01/26/2009 01:38 am Great overlays and info, Kurt. I guess it pays to look closer and not assume it's a die chip Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/26/2009 5:12 pm Thanks! This was a fun find where the "tail" on the 5 was obvious immediately. The more I looked at the coin, the more clean geometric traces I noticed. I did not see the 4 at first, but the overlay confirmed that to a certainty. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 01/28/2009 6:09 pm Ahha! Got to love that forensic approach to the over-layed pictures. =) Report this Post to the Staff
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