1868 Shield Nickel Reverse of 67? Doubling of date?

Just received this coin and wanted to show it off and would like to hear your observations of the coin. I see the chopped letter C in AMERICA. Also doubling of the date? I believe the reverse hub IIA? Many spike marks on the reverse around many of the stars and the numeral 5 and along the bottom of STA in the word STATES. I also believe the coin to be in AU condition?

 

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Thank you!! I'll try to get a better closeup of the date and post that soon.

 

Nice. Could be RPD 309, but hard to tell with the shadow under the date. The 1 is certainly large.

 

I agree with AU, and yes, it is an 1868 reverse of 67. The spikes on the reverse are what I call die fatigue spikes. They occur where a deep device on the die meets the field.

Can't be sure if there is an RPD, but if it is it's very minor.