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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SPP Ottawa, post: 1825398, member: 39508&quot;]Never mind the narrow and wide dates - the middle image is a very scarce variety. The 1888 &quot;bead punch&quot;... look inside the lower loop of the second, or middle, &#039;8&#039;, on the left side. A bead punch was used to repair or retool the die.</p><p><br /></p><p>A tough one to find, here is a small discussion on this, on a speciality forum for Canadian large cents - <a href="http://www.canadiancoppercoins.com/viewtopic.php?t=424&amp;p=2212" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.canadiancoppercoins.com/viewtopic.php?t=424&amp;p=2212" rel="nofollow">http://www.canadiancoppercoins.com/viewtopic.php?t=424&amp;p=2212</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Rob Turner documented this variety, and it was included in the Large Cent variety catalogue in the 65th Edition of the Charlton Standard on Canadian Coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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