Is this 1894 Indian Head Repunched date any thing significant?
jdimmick
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Tonight one of our members asked me to submit this 1894 Indian head, he purchased it thinking it was the 1894 Double die. I told him it looked like it was a re-punched date , a neat one, but thats all it was. He was a bit distrought after I informed him of that, and he wanted me to double check for sure, so I told him I would post it on the forum for opinions. Can someone provide me some info, if this is correct and if so , would there be any premium for a re-punch such as this coin. The re-punching is neat and significantly visible to the northeast of the 9 & 4. Thanks
The coin grades Good-6
The coin grades Good-6
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it sounds like the 1894/1894(ne), but I can't really tell from these scans. Does it meet the other criteria?
Look for a die scratch at 7:00 on the Obverse, should go all of the way through the U in UNITED STATES in the early die stage.
Reverse die lines under wreath and CENT. die Stage B has large crack at 10:30 later state progresses back to 9:00. stage C cud along die crack.
I don't really believe in slabbing $100 coins, but I'm clearly in the minority.
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