1869 2 Cent Triple Repunch Date. KF-2-TPD
CalBear
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I have a 1869 2-cent piece that is shown in Kevin Flynn's "Getting Your Two Cents Worth" on page 94, as KF-2-TPD: a Triple Punched Date. The key description is the, "...**first 1 shows clearly above the base, to the left of and above the top. The second 1 can be seen half way up the 1 on the left side." **Interestingly, the publication does not have a photo that shows the second repunch. Cherrypickers, Ediition 5 has a photo of the variety (FS-02-1869-302 (004)) that faintly shows the second repunch, but doesn't mention it.
My photo clearly shows the first repunch, and the second one shows as a light line a little above 1/2 way up the left side of the 1. The 2nd repunch is visible with an 8X loop in good light.** Is this variety recognized anywhere else other that Kevin Flynn's publication?**
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Maybe ANACS does, honestly, I cannot see this line you mention along the left side of the numeral one in your photo. And if it needs 8X or higher to be seen I doubt that very many are interested in it.
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If it is in the Cherrypickers' Guide then PCGS recognizes it. It looks like your coin might match this RPD:
https://pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1869-2c-rpd-fs-302-bn/38280
I do not know if maybe ANACS would give it a Flynn number, or perhaps SEGS if they are still around. Two cent pieces are a thin market to begin with, and varieties even thinner, so there is not much market pressure on any of the TPGs to put forth the extra effort in attributing them.
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Looks like a KF-2-TPD to me, and it carries a premium.
The 8 also has the horns of a RPD. Nice one!
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I'm sure ANACS would certify it in a heartbeat, maybe not as a Flynn # but most defiantly as an RPD-001 (also known as a Breen 2399).
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