I need help identifying a possible error"Indian Head Penny"

Hello, everybody. Its been a while since I asked for help. I have recovered an old Indian Head Penny when I was out Metal Detecting and the date looks to be repunched or something. Any comments or advice would be appreciated.

 

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I think it's damage from being buried for a long period of time.

 

Do you see the 8 or 9 just before the 5.And you can see several of the diamonds in the head dress.

 

Of course I see it.. It's 1895!

 

The normal 1895 date is there,
as would be on any normal Indian Cent.

Any extra numbers/digits/etc that you
see are from the corrosion of the surfaces.

There are no extra numbers between the
normal digits.

 

This is another indian that I have. Look at how the 8'S are different from the other one. And the reason I mentioned the diamonds is indicative of very little wear on the high spots which wear first.

 

I have just looked at 3 other 1895 Indians and every one of them has the 9 with a closed loop at the bottom like mine. Thank you for the comments.

 

Looks good considering where you found it,sharp details,still has the rimthingys and nice shield lines,cool find.

 

Thank you, I believe that this coin was lost in around 1895. It was also very deep @ 15 inches down. I also found a 1909vdb about 12 inches down.

 

Very nice,pics of that vdb would be nice whenever you get a chance