I OVER T Please can I ask opinions of the forum

[absence of uniformity]

Please dont feel I'm relying on the opinions shared here to make a decision to buy, I'm not.

I'm simply asking what others think; I dont think it is I over T but the truth is I dont know !

What do you think? In the image attached there appears to be a what looks like a crossbar extending left of the I.

I would appreciate hearing what you think.

The only reason I'm not sure the tip of the crossbar shows a similar angle of the serif of the T also the crossbar possibly appears to extend to the right of the I.

Thanks

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[absence of uniformity]

The coin is a Penny, and for the year there is no listed I/T listed from what I can see.

[Coinery]

I’ve definitely seen less convincing overdates and legend errors…I personally think that is a very intriguing coin. I’ll leave it to the penny gurus but, for me, I could easily be convinced there’s a T involved.

[jelida]

I don’t think it’s T over I either, the ‘serif’ starts far too close to the vertical and there is nothing visible to the right . But it is interesting, even if just a die flaw. I do have an 1860 BRTTT and the overstrike repair error is very much clearer. But do you have a USB microscope for clearer close-ups? A close look at the edge of the flaw/overstrike could be illuminating.

Jerry

[absence of uniformity]

Here I attached an image of coin with what I think is the same pairing note the top right serif of the letter I does not extend far also shown in image is the coin in question for comparison. None of the coins I have looked at for the same pairing show the top right serif of the letter I extending and almost touching the T.

 

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[jelida]

I think it may be worth a punt if not too expensive if you don’t have it in hand. The issue could certainly be clarified by microscope close-ups. It’s worthy of note that you see virtually no letter repair errors after the first three or four years of bronze penny production  so the date might be relevant too. A die flaw can certainly flow through a letter but an overstrike is not impossible.

Jerry