Posted 10/02/2022 9:06 pm
This coin has some diagonal northwest quadrant obverse markings on it. I cannot determine if they are from the die or from PMD scratches.
The one vertical scratch through the hair is very interesting and appears to be underneath the seemingly upward-lifted device but it is hard to tell.
One other interesting observation has to do with that arc shaped gold colored line passing through the eye and temple hair. Since I had to create the photo in a grayscale profile because of file size constraints, that line appeared although it is non-existent when holding the gold colored coin in one's hand.
Finally, this coin does appear to be the more valuable restrike version but I want to ensure that it would at least get an MS 61 before wasting money on the grading fee. I'd like a confirmation that it is a re-strike.
The one vertical scratch through the hair is very interesting and appears to be underneath the seemingly upward-lifted device but it is hard to tell.
One other interesting observation has to do with that arc shaped gold colored line passing through the eye and temple hair. Since I had to create the photo in a grayscale profile because of file size constraints, that line appeared although it is non-existent when holding the gold colored coin in one's hand.
Finally, this coin does appear to be the more valuable restrike version but I want to ensure that it would at least get an MS 61 before wasting money on the grading fee. I'd like a confirmation that it is a re-strike.
