Nice crumbling rim! I like this one, really a nice example of an early IHC. Too bad the obverse is not as free from marks as the reverse is. Since it's a copper - nickel there is no color designation given. I'll guess it sits in a PCGS MS62 holder - though this could possibly go AU, the magnified photo on your PhotoBucket space, really shows off the dings on the cheek, ouch! Coins never look great that close up, LOL. Like grading using a 15-20 power loupe, every little tick becomes a canyon.
Here is how close I see it at full view, crop of the cheek area at 100%:
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My first impression was 63 and I'll stick with that. 62 sounds too tough because the strike and luster look pretty good. 64 sounds a bit generous given the obverse contact marks and lack of full detail on the tips of the headdress feathers.
Overall it is a very nice coin and I would like it as a MS63.
John, nothing at all wrong with this IHC - as I said I really like it!
Back when you posted that gorgeous 1884 Liberty nickel - I wanted to show just how large the photo can be enlarged at 100% viewing through direct links to Photobucket site. It's around 4 times what we see on CCF. That's how I noticed the strike through wire around the forehead. Any nicks at this size can be misleading - so gotta be careful when grading from the large photos.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector.
I was off a point - but you can be sure if Rick likes it enough to slap a photo seal on it then it's a keeper!
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector.
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