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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 1531468, member: 6036&quot;]Another problem I have with this coin - I think the hair has been re-engraved. If not an outright counterfeit, it&#039;s heavily tooled.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recall this obverse is the first die ever engraved by the United States Mint. They were notoriously low relief coins (i.e. shallow dies).</p><p><br /></p><p>There was no master; Liberty&#039;s portrait was sketched directly on the blank die steel and engraved directly on it&#039;s face.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of this is very relevant with this specimen; I&#039;ve handled a dozen or so chain cents over the years, most low grade. All of them this low had only an outline of liberty, <b>never any hair detail</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>This specimen seems to show almost G or even VG hair sharpness, but that&#039;s impossible on a low relief coin this beat. That&#039;s re-engraved retooled hair.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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