Wide "43", Repunched "4", Far, Low "C"

This last example has a slightly Wider Gap between the "4" and "3" of the date, than it does with its other family members. In addition, the "4" illustrates a significant sign of Repunching, which appears as a sliver from the original digit, at the upper right side of this numeral. Finally, the Mint Mark "C", is a hybrid of the two Narrow "43" varieties, with it having been punched Farther from the base of the letter "T" (like it is with the first example) but positioned Nearer to the Denticles (as it is with the second variety).

Note: Two of these varieties can be found on page 106 of Hans Zoell's 1962 Catalog:

J623a 43 in date close together (TYPE I - ND, Nar. 43); J623b 43 in date farther

apart (TYPE II - WD, Wide 43)

* Additional Note: Not only is this a scarce variety but also, it is a mint error! It is my

understanding that with some of the later dates, chromium plated dies were used to

give the coins a highly polished or proof-like look, but apparently, some of these dies

had problems with the chromium finish peeling from their surfaces. This resulted in

leaving the coins, produced from these dies, with a very uneven and patchy

appearance to them. In some cases, these were labelled as "Map" varieties! The

newly minted coins from the 1943, Wide "43" variety, had a beautiful high quality

look to them but that was not true of the Narrow "43" variation. All of the coins

examined of this variety, had a very dull and uneven appearance to them!