Need help with DB dollar variety

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Is it real?

 

What variety do you think its?

 

Looks like B-9 but can't confirm auth. from image

 

Nice to see you again Mr. I.

 

@lordmarcovan should be able to tell us everything we want to know about that hole.

What say you, Rob? Is it round? Symmetrical? Old? New? Used with a chain?

 

I agree with @Insider that it's B-9, often called the "Amateur Diecutter's Reverse". It's Die State 2 with the reverse die crack from O of OF to the rim.

I think it's genuine but I'd like to see the edge.

A pretty common coin with an estimated 300 to 500 known in all grades.

The long scratches on the obverse might be adjustment marks but I can't make up my mind about them. It doesn't matter anyway since someone decided the coin would like nicer with a hole in it.

 

Shame about that hole.

 

I don't know, it sort of gives it character.
Looks like it worked hard its whole life.

 

Maybe it was hung in Madam Orr's House...
Reference the movie Support your Local Sheriff

 

Sorry. Missed it for I was only 3. My parents also missed in 1969 because of the Woodstock musical festival.

 

Here are the best pictures I could manage of the edge.

 

Good edge photos. I don't see anything to make me think the coin is not genuine.

 

There are over 30 varieties of this type of coin. The closest I can get is:
Heraldic Eagle Reverse
4 vertices lines in the shield
10 arrows in eagles claw
Pointed 9 in the date of 1798.

The pointed 9 is a common variety.

 

Thanks to everyone for your input, Collecting Nut for the info on the coin and special thanks to Publius 2 and Insider for identifying the variety for me.