1872-H 25c Varieties: Double Punched A (A/A) And N (N/N)

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canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 01:41 am I grabbed these 1872H quarters recently at no premium. The one on the left has a double punched A (A/A) in VICTORIA. The one on the right has a double punched N (N/N) in CANADA. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to the relative scarcity, as neither is listed in Charlton. The N/N has been associated with the desired 1872H A/V quarter (going by the example sold by Heritage Auctions), although it seems to occur also by itself, as in this coin. Truth be told, I was looking for the A/V and found these instead Report this Post to the Staff

canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 04:23 am Here's another 1872 25c A/A I grabbed: Report this Post to the Staff
canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 04:25 am Here's the famous A/V (VICTORIA) and N/N (CANADA) on the same coin : Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 09:46 am From my experience A/A appears more frequently than N/N They carry no premium Keep them as there may be a resurgence of interest in Vicky 25cent varieties Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 12:31 pm Nice varieties! Interesting how the Heaton mint turned out the A/V for 25c/50c in 1872--short on V punches? Report this Post to the Staff
canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 1:00 pm 1872 seems to be THE year for double punches. They had someone with Parkinsons working the dies perhaps? No other year comes even close. I just bought a 1872 50c with A/A in CANADA, and S/S in CENTS :)...they are fun to search for though :). Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 5:52 pm We'll never know, but imagine if one careless mint worker turned out these badly punched dies? Of course, it may be that Heaton was just very busy and let these through. I have an 1869 Uruguay coin from Heaton with a dramatically doubled die. Report this Post to the Staff
cownick Pillar of the Community Canada 677 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 6:56 pm I would expect someone will be studying die varieties and re-punches of other coins in the way Jack Griffin studied the 1 cent. Because of the re-punching and multiple hubbing varieties,my interest has once again turned back to learning how to look at coins other than just luster and contact marks. Report this Post to the Staff
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