Can occur two ways:

• When the date is ground down to create a blank dated hub, not quite all the previous date has been removed, and when punched with a different number punch traces of the original date are still some what visible.
• Can also occur by applying a numeral or letter punch directly to a die over an existing punch mark.

1859 One Cent -9 over 8
1882 One Cent -Large H over Small H -A slight premium value.

1858 Five Cents -8 over 5
1902 Five Cents -Wide H over Narrow H

1892 Ten Cents -2 over 1

1886 Twenty-Five Cents -6 over 3

1872 Fifty Cents -Inverted A over V
1945 Fifty Cents -Blunt 5 over Pointed 5 #1
1945 Fifty Cents -Blunt 5 over Pointed 5 #2

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