1938 Half-Penny Error? - Coin Community Forum

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Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 07/21/2011 6:56 pm My great uncle sent me a bag of foreign coins. I got this 1938 half-penny and I saw it has a dot in the 8. I would like to have more info on it please (common error , price, etc) Here are the photos: If you cant see it well enough ask me for better photos no problem. Report this Post to the Staff

Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 07/29/2011 1:30 pm Could it be dust in the die or a true error Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/29/2011 2:37 pm On a die, a number or letter with a hole has a post in relief(think negative image). Sometimes that little post can break off, leaving struck coins with a filled or partially filled digit and it is fairly common on older coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 07/29/2011 6:02 pm But can it be valuable still. Report this Post to the Staff
chris wren New Member United Kingdom 30 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 2:05 pm This has resulted from a small pit in the die, producing a raised dot within the figure 8. Such things have no significant commercial value and are commonly seen. It might ld be a different tale if the date number had been over-punched to alter the date on the die, as happened in earlier times quite often. Chris Wren Report this Post to the Staff
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