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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3785103, member: 78298"]A change happened in 1989, and you think your 1988 has it?</p><p>I don't understand.</p><p>Maybe show photos of both coins and explain it a little better.</p><p>There are 2 different kinds of initials for 1988? The type used in 1988 and</p><p>the type used in 1989? I'm not a mind reader. Try to explain a little more</p><p>in depth.</p><p>It still wouldn't be a transitional error as that could only be the next year</p><p>and not the previous year. It's possible there was a design change with the</p><p>size of the initials, but I don't think it's a dramatic error worth a lot of money since billions of these coins were made. It would depend on how many were made with the new design change.</p><p>For example 1982 was a transitional year because they changed from copper to zinc during the year. So both types of coins exist for 1982. In 1983 all of the cents are supposed to be zinc, but some have been found on old style copper planchets. This is a transitional error and it is rare and valuable.</p><p>So let's see 3 photos. 2 photos from 1988 with the different initials,</p><p>and a photo from 1989.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3785103, member: 78298"]A change happened in 1989, and you think your 1988 has it? I don't understand. Maybe show photos of both coins and explain it a little better. There are 2 different kinds of initials for 1988? The type used in 1988 and the type used in 1989? I'm not a mind reader. Try to explain a little more in depth. It still wouldn't be a transitional error as that could only be the next year and not the previous year. It's possible there was a design change with the size of the initials, but I don't think it's a dramatic error worth a lot of money since billions of these coins were made. It would depend on how many were made with the new design change. For example 1982 was a transitional year because they changed from copper to zinc during the year. So both types of coins exist for 1982. In 1983 all of the cents are supposed to be zinc, but some have been found on old style copper planchets. This is a transitional error and it is rare and valuable. So let's see 3 photos. 2 photos from 1988 with the different initials, and a photo from 1989.[/QUOTE]
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