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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1542972, member: 15199&quot;]The 1888/7&nbsp; ( 1888/1887) in the red book is the Snow -1 variety for the date. Snow indicates it was a leftover 1887 die that was repunched with a 1888&nbsp; 4-digit punch, developed a die break and then was removed from service with very few cents produced. It was discovered in 1970. Approx. 30 specimens are known, mostly in the well circulated condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1888/7 Snow-2 variety was discovered in 1990. It has a misplaced &quot;1&quot; in the front pearl ( the top serif of the &#039;1&quot; sticks out like a spear. This variety is interesting in that in 2000, it was shown that most likely it was a 1888/888, but there is an unexplained vertical line in the upper loop of the last &quot;8&quot; that doesn&#039;t match. It is either a die scratch/gouge, or it might be part of a &quot;7&quot; after all. </p><p><br /></p><p>At one time there was also a Snow-3, but after consideration , it was withdrew as such.&nbsp; IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo of my possible 1888/7 S-2. If you look at the pearl in front of the neck, perhaps you can see a protrusion that could be the upper serif of a &quot;1&quot; ( this occurs in other dates in the IHC series also) and the line in the upper loop of the last 8, and a line below the last 8 ( arrow). </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/predcarn/1888date.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/predcarn/1888num.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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