GtG poll: Draped Bust half cent, 1804 "Spiked Chin"

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It initially looked weird to me, too, like a fingerprint, but specialists told me that's a normal characteristic of the variety. I have since seen it on other pieces. This coin actually had very nice surfaces. I briefly had some small pangs of seller's remorse after parting with it.

In fact, I would go so far as to suggest that the only reason that odd die characteristic is visible at all is because this coin in fact had far above average surfaces.