1888 error coin but 7 is OVER the 8! Can not find anything on it.

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  1. samvayner

    samvayner New Member

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    Everything I had ever read about and researched points to the error 1887 penny stamped over with an 8 not the other way around. Anyone ran into this with this error coin?
     
    samvayner, Jul 31, 2018
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  3. samvayner

    samvayner New Member

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    see what I mean
     
    samvayner, Jul 31, 2018
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  4. eric6794

    eric6794 Well-Known Member

    yeah I dont believe it :bored:
     
    eric6794, Jul 31, 2018
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  5. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    The color is off on the 7. It’s been added to an 1888 after it was minted. Edit: I bet it’s raised higher than all the other numbers. I also bet a long dip in acetone plucks it right off.
     
    Seattlite86, Jul 31, 2018
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  6. samvayner

    samvayner New Member

    that’s the thing though - the weight is on point - the 7 went under the microscope on point. Why make a fake of the opposite of what the error coin should be? Took it to a coin expert/jeweler, he examined it - told me the coin was not tampered with. Just odd.
     
    samvayner, Jul 31, 2018
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    That IS odd. I've seen some strange Chinese counterfeits. Maybe that's what this is. Maybe not. Dunno. It's a headscratcher.
     
    lordmarcovan, Jul 31, 2018
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  8. MontCollector

    MontCollector Well-Known Member

    Welcome to CT!!

    This is the first thing I noticed too. It also makes me think this was done post mint.
     
    MontCollector, Jul 31, 2018
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    It could have been done at the mint ... in Beijing. ;)
     
    lordmarcovan, Jul 31, 2018
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  10. samvayner

    samvayner New Member

    The color is dead on. It just reflects the light a bit more because it is a raised 7. But under the loop it looks like it has been stamped over the 8 not added on top. Just a bad photo I guess. If this is a forgery - it is absolutely incredible. The amount of time to be put into a 1888 coin to transform it into an 1887 and create a wrong fake - would be simply retarded.
     
    samvayner, Jul 31, 2018
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  11. samvayner

    samvayner New Member

    Sent it to PCGS for Certification. Keeping my fingers crossed. :)
     
    samvayner, Jul 31, 2018
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  12. l.cutler

    l.cutler Member

    Keep us posted, but don't get your hopes up.
     
    l.cutler, Jul 31, 2018
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  14. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Counterfeit. Silly looking.
     
    C-B-D, Jul 31, 2018
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  15. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    I have a Chinese counterfeit of the 1824/2 large cent. It's similar to this one, where they made the overdate more dramatic. It's a ridiculous fantasy piece.
     
    C-B-D, Jul 31, 2018
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  16. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    That's just it... no one took a real coin and created a 7 over the 8.... the entire "coin" is a cast counterfeit. The lettering is off rims are off, detail is inaccurate, and surfaces are grainy in areas. It's a terrible fake.
     
    C-B-D, Jul 31, 2018
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  17. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    look for the P mintmark, stands for Peking
     
    Treashunt, Jul 31, 2018
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  18. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    It’s a struck fake, but yeah, fake nonetheless
     
    TypeCoin971793, Jul 31, 2018
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  19. bsowa1029

    bsowa1029 Franklin Half Addict

    100% garuantee that is a counterfeit error. Probably a genuine 1888 IHC, but that 7 was no doubt added post mint.
     
    bsowa1029, Jul 31, 2018
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  20. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Look closer. Lettering style and positions. Not even a real coin.
     
    C-B-D, Jul 31, 2018
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  21. bsowa1029

    bsowa1029 Franklin Half Addict

    Ok, thank you for clarification.
    I don’t collect Indians or have much experience with them at all so it fooled me pretty easily.
     
    bsowa1029, Jul 31, 2018
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