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I already gave an explanation on your posting here: http://goccf.com/t/364659The raised stuff below the 1 and in the denticles is just a bit of extra metal IMO. It is not the MPD. There are several other pick up points for the FS-1304 that I'm not seeing on your coin. Mainly die crack diagnostics that need to be there as well. Here is a photo of what the 1865F Two Cent FS-1304 MPD looks like. (Photo used from Kevin Flynn's "The Authoritative Reference on Two Cent Coins" book) I also have CherryPickers Guide if you'd like the photos from Bill's direct reference guide, his photos are from a higher grade coin like yours. I used Kevin's photo to show how the MPD shows up on even lower grade coins, it is quite obvious.  The other thing is the date placement should be farther to the left on a FS-1302. I can show you on an overlay of your coin compared to a known FS-1302 photo. (I aligned the shield ball and rim, then placed Bill's photo at 33% transparency over your photo and cropped the whole image before saving it).  "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. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
01/15/2020 6:25 pm
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Thanks a bunch. I was primarily focusing on the extra metal. I posted those topics same day. Appreciate the input
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Yeah that extra metal build up is strange and would confuse any number of collectors I'm sure. Your coin is still a really nice one, and probably worthy of having it TPG'd. If you do slab it let us know what the grade ends up as, this is a hard coin to grade from the photos alone. "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. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
01/16/2020 12:56 pm
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This coin was sent off about a week ago to PCGS, so I will let you guys know
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WIll be interested in what PCGS says about it.
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Haven't got the coin in hand but came back normal cleaned. 0/2 on this order sadly
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