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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4893153, member: 105571"]I think this coin is PR-64 but on a good day the TPGs might call it a 65. I placed the obverse marks in the right field on the coin, not the slab. Similarly, there are a couple of field marks to the upper left of Liberty's shoulder. The obverse is Cameo and I think the obverse is PR-64 CAM. I would call the reverse PR-65 or 66 if not for the very weak strike.</p><p>The reverse is not CAM for the reasons [USER=19165]@physics-fan3.14[/USER] related. Interestingly, the left inner portion from GOD, the head through the left wing and down through the talons is incompletely struck and pretty significantly so. This is very unusual for late 19th century proofs in general and 1866 Motto proofs are noted to be generally well struck. This coin is the OC-P1 die marriage. The photos are insufficient to identify the reverse PA die lines. However, the second die state removed most of the die lines by polishing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Photos of this coin should be sent to Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing, the authors of "Liberty Seated Dollars-A Register of Die Varieties". They also have a website where they upload addenda to their book. I have not checked this coin against the website.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4893153, member: 105571"]I think this coin is PR-64 but on a good day the TPGs might call it a 65. I placed the obverse marks in the right field on the coin, not the slab. Similarly, there are a couple of field marks to the upper left of Liberty's shoulder. The obverse is Cameo and I think the obverse is PR-64 CAM. I would call the reverse PR-65 or 66 if not for the very weak strike. The reverse is not CAM for the reasons [USER=19165]@physics-fan3.14[/USER] related. Interestingly, the left inner portion from GOD, the head through the left wing and down through the talons is incompletely struck and pretty significantly so. This is very unusual for late 19th century proofs in general and 1866 Motto proofs are noted to be generally well struck. This coin is the OC-P1 die marriage. The photos are insufficient to identify the reverse PA die lines. However, the second die state removed most of the die lines by polishing. Photos of this coin should be sent to Dick Osburn and Brian Cushing, the authors of "Liberty Seated Dollars-A Register of Die Varieties". They also have a website where they upload addenda to their book. I have not checked this coin against the website.[/QUOTE]
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