1862 U.S.Half Dime with secondary 2

[Paddy54]

OK yeah I know this is going to sound strange but... I purchased at a coin show on Friday a very sweet looking 1862 half dime. After I got home I was scoping it out. It has unreal clash make the entire obv. Can be seen on the rev. As well as a good bit of the rev can be seen on the obv.
But what really rocked my world was to the south east of the primary 2 in the date is another two that is about 1/20 the size of the primary 2.
It is between the denticals and the primary 2.
It's the same type style and shape as the primary 2. I have the images posted in us coins on coin talk. I will later post the photos here as they are on my main computer not my pad.
Has anyone here ever seen something like this before? I've seen one coin with a misplaced mint mark to the west of the primary . But never a date numeral and smaller to boot.
Any thoughts on this is appreciated and no I'm not seeing things or crazy!

[koinpro]

I'll wait to see your images... I moved this tread from the General Forum to the Die Variety Forum.
Ken Potter
Moderator

[Paddy54]

Here are my images of the 1862 Half Dime. the 2 is the same style number as the primary 2and sits midway south east of the primary number. You'll also notice an 8 or 6 in the denticles below the primary 8.

[koinpro]

Sorry, I'm not seeing another 2. How about an arrow?

[Stachowski]

I put a little circle around the " 2 " I think hes talking about .

[Paddy54]

Thanks for the circle that is correct .

[koinpro]

OK -- that's too small to be a "real" 2. Might be something like a small die gouge. What else is on the coin?

[Paddy54]

There's a 6 or 8 in the denticals below the 8.
Ken have you ever seen anything like this before? And in hand with a loop or a scope you can see that it's a 2.

[coinzip]

Is the small 2 raised up off the surface of the coin?

[koinpro]

I never saw anything like it. Maybe sending it to Mike Ellis would help.

[Paddy54]

Is the small 2 raised up off the surface of the coin?

Raised above the coins surface using the scope.

[Stachowski]

Does it look original to the coin, stamped about the same time coin was, never know, could be some kind of counter-stamp .. Would of been a cool time to live, for what I did for a living .... Would of loved putting the lime stone on some of thoses building in Washington DC .......

[Paddy54]

Does it look original to the coin, stamped about the same time coin was, never know, could be some kind of counter-stamp .. Would of been a cool time to live, for what I did for a living .... Would of loved putting the lime stone on some of thoses building in Washington DC .......

The coin in hand looks mint state, when I scoped the coin it was found by accident but was one of the first areas I was scoping . The coin is bright so getting a image with out back scatter is hard. Spot on it not as pronounced however at a slight angle it pops right up.
Like most coins with bright mirror finishes getting a image is not easy. However when I zeroed in on the area and tilted the scope there it was.
I will add there are no other marks on the coin but what looks to be a 6 or 8 under the 8 in the denticals .
As far as doing stone work they are like beavers on the Capital building reworking the stone. It's completely covered now in plastic. I was in DC today always a pleasure "not" lol

[Stachowski]

The coin in hand looks mint state, when I scoped the coin it was found by accident but was one of the first areas I was scoping . The coin is bright so getting a image with out back scatter is hard. Spot on it not as pronounced however at a slight angle it pops right up.
Like most coins with bright mirror finishes getting a image is not easy. However when I zeroed in on the area and tilted the scope there it was.
I will add there are no other marks on the coin but what looks to be a 6 or 8 under the 8 in the denticals .
As far as doing stone work they are like beavers on the Capital building reworking the stone. It's completely covered now in plastic. I was in DC today always a pleasure "not" lol

Maybe its like the 1952 Superbird washington quarter .. That would be cool ...

[jmangham]

I am curious about this one. Let us know what you find out!