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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3739700, member: 101855&quot;]The 1865 is pretty easy, almost like the 1864 Large Motto. The 1870 is tougher. Here&#039;s the one I had in a set that I formed and sold years ago. I kept this one because the strike was light and delicate. This coin did not see much circulation. This coin grades EF-40. It is still raw.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1002986[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1002987[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I surprised that you didn&#039;t mention the 1871 and &#039;72 for your want list. The 1871 is kind of tough, and the 1872 is a bear. That date is hard to find in EF, and there are issues about telling the Proofs from the Mint State pieces. I had an MS-63 Brown back in the late 1970s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say the 1873 is a Proof-only date that has long been expensive. There is a Closed 3 variety and an Open 3 variety that is said to be a restrike. I think that it might have been one of the mint&#039;s &quot;midnight creations.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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