It may look like a D mintmark, but it is way to small to be such. It would still have the SIZE of the punch that the mintmark is fromed with. _________________ Richard S. Cooper
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:33 pm
Looks like a lathe gouge to me. Look inside the 8 for matching gouges. _________________ C. D. Daughtrey
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