Comments: The bottom of an 8 punch is visible in the denticles directly below the mid point between the two 8's in the date. The reverse scan is not shown above, as the plate coin is a love token. This MPD variety was first listed in Kevin Flynn's "Two Dates Are Better Than One" book highlighting MPD across all U.S. coinage. Listed as MPD-003, this variety was believed to be the top of an 8 in the denticles. Closer examination by the author leads to the conclusion that the digit in the denticles is the bottom of an extra 8 punch. Please examine the macro photograph above and note the upward curvature of the misplaced digit.

1883 Varieties 101, 102, 103, 103a, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121

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