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I have a 5cent coin of KM#47. The back side is of the eagle but the front side is not of the bust but areverse image of the back side.
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Jim,
I would have to say that this coin did not come from the U.S. Mint. It's not really possible to strike a coin in reverse image like that -- there are no striking dies made in reverse. And it cannot be a brockage because it's too sharp an image and the coin is not mis-shapen. That leaves the only option being somebody outside the mint made this coin.
Value is minimal.
Dan
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