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The `13 S is simply just too sharply struck and free of marks to be a 64. It qualifies as a 67 in my book any day!
There is a (comparatively) large and distracting mark directly in front of Lincoln's forehead which was the very first thing I saw on that coin. It snagged my eye instantly, being in a prime visual focusing area. There's also what looks like a hit from a foreign object that struck both the field and the rim at 3:00. On the reverse, there's a nick in the E and field chatter to the left of CENT, as well as a ding on the rim at 5:00. I think 64 is conservative for this one, but in no way does it exceed 65. The Philadelphia coin is in all ways the superior of the two.
And unfortunately, I have to move this to Moderns, where it belongs. On the bright side, that's where the Lincoln guys hang out.
