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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 2257857, member: 11786&quot;]I specialize in overdates, and I do see something around the last 3, perhaps even the digit before?&nbsp; I don&#039;t own this particular overdate, so to see where a 3/2 <i>might</i> show on the coin, I did the overlay below using a 1933 and 1932 peso:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/693/22415631615_67dd307b0b_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think if a 2 projected above the 3, one should see a raised, curved mark. The other places that markers are commonly seen on 3/2 are: the diagonal of the 2 between the lower part of the 3, and the horizontal stroke crossing the lower loop of the 3.</p><p><br /></p><p>On your coin, since the mark is straight, I suspect we&#039;re looking at a 3/3, with the prior digit at an angle. This is a common reason for repunching--the first digit was crooked, so they fixed it and only partially polished away the prior digit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to markers for the 1933/2--there is one attributed on Heritage, pictured below, where the 3/2 is on the second to last digit. I think it&#039;s reasonable to suspect that <i>could be</i> the horizontal stroke of the 2 remaining. And it&#039;s common to have the overdate visible on the second digit when a die is reused from a prior decade--and mints do save dies this long.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5720/22228827719_09cb8ae32d_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the coin slabbed by PCGS as a 1933/2, let&#039;s just say I&#039;m a little dubious of <i>possible </i>markers presented in that photo. While I think <i>something </i>could be there, I usually expect to see some part of the underlying digit with<i> some relief</i>, ie reflecting light/casting a shadow like the main digit. It&#039;s all too easy to cross my eyes and imagine something is there--which is never the best way to attribute overdates. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5726/22426851491_77f6732c37_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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