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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 26289745, member: 101855"]Back when I collected a set of Flying Eagle and Indian Cents the first time, in the 1960s, there was an 1869 over 8 spot in the album. About 40 years ago, the experts decided that it is a re-cut date and not an overdate. I've looked at the coins closely with a 10X, and I can see why someone would think that it is an overdate. I believe that there are more than one varieties of this. </p><p><br /></p><p>The second time around, when I was assembling an "all cents dates" set, which I recently completed, there was no hole in the album for the variety. In the old days, the "overdate" brought a strong premium. Today the pricing is similar. The piece I put in my date set is the regular coin. This one is graded PCGS MS-64, Brown with an "Eagle Eye" sticker. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1679097[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 26289745, member: 101855"]Back when I collected a set of Flying Eagle and Indian Cents the first time, in the 1960s, there was an 1869 over 8 spot in the album. About 40 years ago, the experts decided that it is a re-cut date and not an overdate. I've looked at the coins closely with a 10X, and I can see why someone would think that it is an overdate. I believe that there are more than one varieties of this. The second time around, when I was assembling an "all cents dates" set, which I recently completed, there was no hole in the album for the variety. In the old days, the "overdate" brought a strong premium. Today the pricing is similar. The piece I put in my date set is the regular coin. This one is graded PCGS MS-64, Brown with an "Eagle Eye" sticker. [ATTACH=full]1679097[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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