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Posted: **Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:01 am**

I have a 1888 Canadian penny that has some oddities with the three 8s. The far left appears to be double punched, the middle 8 appears to have a die crack at the bottom of the 8 that was not fixed and the last 8 seems to be oddly (double?) punched. Can someone assist me in understanding if they have seen this before?

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Posted: **Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:56 pm**

I believe that all of the oddities you pointed out JJ, is damage caused by something hitting your coin after it has left the mint and not doubling or die cracks.

Posted: **Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:47 pm**

I agree ... post-mint damage. Something struck the coin.

Posted: **Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:29 am**

Thanks, folks for your responses - now the mystery question what struck the coin! LOL - if only coins could speak what history we would learn!

Thanks again!

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1888 Penny - cracked die or odd punch

1888 Penny - cracked die or odd punch

Re: 1888 Penny - cracked die or odd punch

Re: 1888 Penny - cracked die or odd punch

Re: 1888 Penny - cracked die or odd punch