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<p>[QUOTE="KurtS, post: 555871, member: 11786"]Hi,</p><p>I took a closer look at your coin, but cannot see enough at the resolution that suggests a 2 under the 3.</p><p>Then I looked through Charest's book on Canadian coins and varieties. For 1893, he lists 3 different date types: "narrow date", "normal date", "wide date" and repunching of the 9 in 93: "large 9 over narrow 9". Still, it's hard to say which type is yours by the pic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect overdates/repunched dates and do a lot of diagnostic photos using overlays and different lighting angles. Usually, one cannot see all details from just one lighting angle. Here's an example of two angles, showing the 9 beneath the first 0. It can be a difficult level of detail to achieve, but it's necessary when studying overdates. <b>Good luck! </b>:thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3391491750_48a13c68af_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KurtS, post: 555871, member: 11786"]Hi, I took a closer look at your coin, but cannot see enough at the resolution that suggests a 2 under the 3. Then I looked through Charest's book on Canadian coins and varieties. For 1893, he lists 3 different date types: "narrow date", "normal date", "wide date" and repunching of the 9 in 93: "large 9 over narrow 9". Still, it's hard to say which type is yours by the pic. I collect overdates/repunched dates and do a lot of diagnostic photos using overlays and different lighting angles. Usually, one cannot see all details from just one lighting angle. Here's an example of two angles, showing the 9 beneath the first 0. It can be a difficult level of detail to achieve, but it's necessary when studying overdates. [B]Good luck! [/B]:thumb: [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3391491750_48a13c68af_o.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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