USAFive Cents 1883 Barber Liberty Head First Type, No Cents, Repunched Date, with a small extra line extending from the lower left of the first 8 (possible 8 over 1?) Fivaz/Stanton 1301 AU/GEF, the variety unlisted by Breen and much scarcer than the standard date variety for this type
USAFive Cents 1882 Breen 2518 a small die chip between the upper curve of the 2 and the base at the right extremity give the impression of 2 over 1, (see notes in Breen, page 248) Lustrous UNC a most attractive example
USAFive Cents 1937 a Mint Error - Mis-Strike clogged die, the reverse legend FIVE CENTS having the E of FIVE and the C of CENTS barely visible under magnification, Good Fine, an unusual error and rare thus
USAFive Cents 1916 Doubled Die Obverse, Breen 2599, the variety confirmed by the last three digits of the date bold and with the understrike lower and to the right of the date, with also clear doubling to the feather tips, in a PCGS holder and graded XF40, listed as a separate entry in the Red book, the variety was only discovered in 1962, by which time many examples were well worn. It is estimated only 200-400 examples survive and of these many are in low grades, a key date rarity and listed in the Cherrypicker's Guide with the highest 'interest rating', this an evenly struck piece with pleasing detail and extremely rare thus, we note that the Heritage database shows only 4 examples sold since 2000. The PCGS database shows only 13 examples in XF40 with a PCGS price guide of £22,500
USAFive Cents 1914 as Breen 2592 but the date noticeably double struck with all four underlying date figures visible to the right of the main figures, unlisted as such in the 'Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties' VF
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