Posted 01/05/2014 3:46 pm
Thanks for the input chwkboy, I didn't think a 1.4mm difference would account for 1g, although it does seem like it is a little thinner than a normal 1898H. I couldn't get a clean photo of the edge, but it could have been filed and then they tried to smooth it, the "reeding" is barely noticeable. I will simply add this to my collection of altered coins.
afigment- Interesting coin might be wrong planchet. I notice the reverse is off center and the denticles run over the edge between 2:00 and 5:00, is that where you see light reeding or is it all the way around? I was also thinking of the possibility of a fake, check for magnetism.
