This will be the last round for a bit. Going back to Texas to baby sit. Answers and standings for this round will be when I get to them.
These dies were over-used and that's not a bad strike on this one. PCGS is screwy on these, though. I'm going to say they liked this color and gave this guy a MS64.
One of my favorite coins. Those colors are pretty much there. In other words, you don't have to turn the coin just right so they pop. It is almost hard not to see them. An absolutely solid strike - Abe even has a pretty full beard and this for a date noted for some of the worst strikes out there. Nice luster and not so many nicks. If it were full red, I would expect a 66, typical more red than brown, a 65 RB, but they only gave this a 64. I am guessing the spotty color on the reverse held it back.