1859 Damage Or Repunch?

Coin also appears to have been cleaned some time ago.

It looks like someone punched a hole and then hit a portion pulling it out? Usually the Obv needs to be seen clearly, but many markers are on the reverse.

Generally, I would say the reverses are easier to ID, but when attributing 1859's it's a good idea to check out both sides for die cracks and the obverse for major re-punches like the CA of CANADA on your obverse 38 coin. If there are no die cracks and no obviously re-punched letters on the obverse, then determine the reverse group and narrow it down from there with the stem to leaf 9 which was re-cut on every reverse except reverse N1.

Now that you know the Obverse is 38, you can check out the 4 known reverses paired with 38 to see which one it is. The die state of the obverse will help with that. Note the die cracks through the E of DEI and the N of REGINA. On the die state chart in the catalog, you will see that those cracks are only seen in the later obverse die states. Also you have a reverse die crack between leaves 13 and 14. That should be enough to ID your reverse.

I think it would help if I knew what I was looking for. I see the DEI crack and reverse crack, but for the life of me I can't tell the CA has been repunched or the crack in the Regina n.