Any overdate varieties for the 1845 25c.....

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• STONE Posts: 15,275 ✭

  July 25, 2014 7:14AM

  Well, this wouldn't be an 'overdate' as you say in your title, but just a partial repunched date.
  
  Yes, these are available and known from 1845 and are moderately collectible

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• LoveMyLiberty Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭

  July 25, 2014 7:37AM

  What you have is a large 5 punched over a small 5 in the date.
  Briggs refers to it as OBV 3, REV C, and calls it an overdate in
  his book. He states about 30% of 1845 issue is of this die pair.
  
  It is not a hubbing caused doubling.

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• DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,377 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 25, 2014 7:55AM

  
  
  << <i>What you have is a large 5 punched over a small 5 in the date.
  Briggs refers to it as OBV 3, REV C, and calls it an overdate in
  his book. He states about 30% of 1845 issue is of this die pair.
  
  It is not a hubbing caused doubling. >>
  
  
  
  Sounds right, as the top of the '5' that is doubled is quite a bit shorter than the '5' in the date.
  
  Thanks for the info.

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