Need Help With 1890 CC

I'm not convinced that it's counterfeit or an added MM. Here are some comparisons of the date and CC to a genuine 1890-CC VAM-5. The date appears to be an exact match, and the MM is pretty close with these out of focus pics. The position is correct, but the second C may have taken a hit causing it to lose its shape slightly. Obviously, it would be easier to tell if there is an added MM in hand or with sharper pics.

The style of the second c in cc looks completely different to me.

Color looks correct, luster looks natural, devices seem normal. I think it is a genuine coin with a contact mark right in the middle of the second C. I see a lot of other marks and damage on this coin, so I wouldn't be surprised if it is just a coincidental hit.

Thanks for posting the sharper photos. I did an overlay of the coin with a known 1890-CC VAM-5, and the mintmark position is exactly correct. Some of what you see is doubling on the top of the second C. I think it's highly unlikely that a counterfeiter would be savvy enough to add a CC mintmark to an 1890-P to exactly match the obverse and reverse of a known VAM. Of course, it's still a details coin from the gouges on the right side wing and across the lower wreath, but I think it's likely to be genuine.

After seeing the new pic of the reverse, my concerns are resolved. I withdraw my belief that it is an altered 1890. This appears to be a genuine 1890-CC VAM-5.

@Zurie, Great detective work! You were spot on!

The obverse hit on the forehead, and the reverse hits to the mm, the eagle's left wing (our visual right), and the eagle's left talon to the second "L" of DOLLAR clearly would detail this coin. IMHO it would grade VF Details.