XF, harshly cleaned
Neat historical research. Well done.
Slabbed. If you're interested, I have two columns in Coins magazine about why I think that all or nearly all of my coins should be certified by...
63
I hope you didn't pay more than about $20 for it, and it's not worth submitting anywhere.
I'm with the 55 people.
Note that I said the second ear is not subtle, not that it is subtle.
Flyspeck collecting, IMO.
It's not a doubled ear. I found one of those in my wife's coin purse. The second ear is not subtle.
66 is my guess.
Back when I was a kid, one of the favorite things for other kids to do was to rub mercury on a cent, and that's the way this coin looks. Of...
PMD. Look at the raised area on the reverse matching the depression on the obverse.
65 FH, and I don't like the color.
Call me a curmudgeon, if you want, but this is an illustration of what I would call "flyspeck collecting," the search for varieties that you need...
Cast copy?
Where's the D?
I'm not a fan of toning, but the coin looks okay to me. In other words, I don't think the toning is distracting.
I love the look of this and would have guessed 65. Instead, I'm going to call it 66FH.
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