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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2214643, member: 73555&quot;]I used a metal detector for many years, but can no longer get out -- yes, it&#039;s FUN.</p><p><br /></p><p>Noticed one or two things about this coin; it takes a tremendous amount of force to bend one, like this coin apparently was.&nbsp; Also, in the 1850s, only one or two years have the &quot;1&quot; beyond the tip of the bust; see the Redbook photos of the 1855 and the 1857, for instance, where the tip of the bust is well to the left of the &quot;1.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;8&quot; appears leaning backward toward the &quot;1,&quot; and I&#039;m tempted to think it&#039;s a slanting &quot;5&quot; although not sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yet, I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a counterfeit, either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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