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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bill in Burl, post: 3579288, member: 23692&quot;]I&#039;m not really sure what you are asking in the original post,but I think that you wanted to know which category of the NGC &quot;guide&quot; your falls under.&nbsp; Your coin would be, based only on the NGC specimen sheet, as a narrow nine, no mintmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you look on Ebay, the 1859 Type 1 is known universally as a DP#1... the &quot;type 2&quot; is known as a DP 2.&nbsp; The last one on the specimen list is an 1859 9/8.&nbsp; There are hundreds of 1859 varieties, because the mint had to repunch letters and digits as the working does wore out.&nbsp; The 8 &amp; 5 that ICCS noted are fairly common to find but, the more offset (how far apart the overpunch was mishit) ones are sometimes quite scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do not use the linked reference above.&nbsp; If you want to actually see and ID your specific coin, go to Haxny&#039;s 1859 site:</p><p><a href="https://www.vickycents.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vickycents.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.vickycents.com/</a></p><p>And you will see the more than 200 1859 varieties, even more if you take into count the marriage pairs.&nbsp; Just follow the content guide and track what your coin is .. start with the DP&#039;d 8 and 5.&nbsp; You have a nice coin ... a real keeper and 1859 hunts can keep you occupied for a lifetime.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to learn more about the 1859&#039;s (and possibly your coin), this is a better coinsite to use for Canadian stuff.&nbsp; Just do a &quot;search&quot; for 1859 and start leafing through all the threads:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=139" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=139" rel="nofollow">https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=139</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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