Do you suppose we suffer a form of Zombie malaise...coin & currency coma?? And you're so right Dave, often our curiosity gets the best of us and off we go into Wanderland LOL
Look at the photo just below the midpoint of the mechanism is something sticking out like a thorn. On a mint state coin it's clear it's a date punch 1.
Thank you. I see it now. I was looking at the "1". Compared to other photos of 1897's, I see the piece sticking out of the neck on the OP's coin.
s/mechanism/neck/g Look at the photo just below the midpoint of the neck is something sticking out like a thorn. On a mint state coin it's clear it's a date punch 1. I *hate* voice recognition + spell check. Just hate it (or maybe it hates me)
Rick Snow just sent out an email on this "The mystery of Misplaced Digits in the Indian Cent series".