1872 Three Cent Nickel Mispunched Date?

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CentR Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 01/18/2025 1:25 pm Any 3CN MPD experts out there? Do you think this might have a MPD in the denticals at the top of the obverse (arrow in closeup)? There's some other marks I am wondering about that I marked with arrows. There's no mention of a 1872 MPD in the Cherry Pickers Guide, 3 cent nickel.com, or variety plus. Any other reference suggestions? Also, any comments on what looks like an RPD/overdate on the 2 in the date? I put up a reference image to compare. Edited by CentR 01/18/2025 1:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25028 Posts	Posted 01/18/2025 1:29 pm Looks like someone tried to drill a hole in your coin. That looks like a die crack NE of the 2, so that might be a die chip there. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
CentR Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 01/18/2025 1:38 pm Thank you for your comment. I can see what you're saying. I guess someone might have tried to drill a hole right below a MPD. Any ideas what's going on just above that part, in the dentical where there's an MPD-like outline out of the surface? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/18/2025 1:48 pm Not an expert, but I'm in agreement with @hon that the denticles have been damaged. I think that the shape of the "smushed" metal is weird-looking, but not in any particular shape. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95089 Posts	Posted 01/19/2025 8:26 pm I'm in total agreement with Hondo.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
CentR Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 01/27/2025 10:25 pm The coin arrived today so I could image it. It looks like a tiny vaguely chicken-shaped die break or retained strike-through. Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 01/28/2025 7:49 pm FWIW- This site helped me with some 3 cent nickels a couple of months ago. Newman Numismatic portal. https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/555545 Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
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