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1962 5 Cent

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This is another 5 cent variety to watch for I have found them in Proof like sets and mint state coins, look at the second A in Canada and the D.

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Are you able to get a really close up shot of that area?
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Nice die chips. :-) N1 J.i.m. :-)
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Here's a close up

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I like it! I usually only collect the canadian silver 5 cent pieces but I will keep my eyes open. thanks for the pic
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coinsrfun hit the nail on the head, it is a die chip. Here's a picture of another one on the beavers tail (from a site that has errors on coins pictures)


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That looks like the 1957 bug tail?
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You are certainly correct, to me it was a clip and today I've learned what a bug tail is.
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