I would say genuine, but it is not a 3-B, the ray position is not correct. It may have enough detail to ID the variety, I may have time to check...
It just means that it was minted at Philadelphia.
Very poor fake.
The coin is from the Philadelphia mint, they did not have a mintmark in 1968.
No errors, just a combination of environmental and circulation damage.
I did get several of their "Gem BU" Franklin halves. For the most part I got what I paid for, I did return one that I felt was not up to par and...
Probably only worth a couple dollars, still a 165 year old coin with a lot of history behind it.
Maris devised the attribution system for New Jersey coppers but I would definitely get "New Jersey State Coppers" by Siboni, Howes and Ish,...
Definitely let us know what NGC has to say!
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