Shield nickel was already eliminated. It’s gonna be worth someone’s while to make a list, go back and read the unsuccessful guesses, and cross them off.
Aha! The second domino falls! It is an 1875 coin. But not a 20c piece. The answer will be solved soon, now.
@Randy Abercrombie - the guy with a Seated half avatar, nailed it! She’s cleaned, but still a decent 1875 Seated half. And free!
Way to go, Randy! Thanks to @tibor for the generous donation! Thanks to @lordmarcovan , as always, for the emcee duties!
Once the year got solved, the answer was bound to come quickly. If the type had been solved first, we’d have probably been a while pinning down the date.