I would say he’s proud of his inventory lol - CPG is $228. CDN bid is $175 would not offer more than $200.
That is just what the 2 tends to look like that on 1882 coins, the "heavy 2". Same type problem on shield nickels is the reason there are so many 1882 shield nickels being sold as 1883/2's.
Yes. Now that you made this statement I do recall now hearing this before.To be honest other than shields I haven't seen many other series of that year.