1864 Cn 1c Old ANACS MS-63 And I'm Stumped!

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Oldgrouchyguy Pillar of the Community United States 630 Posts	Posted 01/28/2026 11:44 am Hello Everyone... I saw this in auction and had to buy it; and I can't figure-out the Why of the coin, but I know the How: The obverse die was treated with acid (and this you can see to varying degrees on other 64CNs), then lapped. The radial luster is intense but flat, resembling a Matte Proof surface. The reverse die was also lapped, giving it a luminous, Specimen-type of finish, not quite PL but it looks that way. There are no polishing lines to be seen as expected from lapped dies. One would think that these are "new" dies, but the obverse has rim Cuds at around 9:00, and the reverse has two close rim-to-wreath breaks at about 8:30: the top one travels northeast, the bottom southeast. I think the breaks are related... The reverse rim shows evidence that two strikes happened (as opposed to being visually double-struck). There are a handful of long tooling lines from the curl above the ear downward. They resemble fresh scratches, but are in the die. What do you think about it? Edited by Oldgrouchyguy 01/28/2026 11:52 am Report this Post to the Staff

52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8515 Posts	Posted 01/28/2026 7:51 pm Try this. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8515 Posts	Posted 01/28/2026 7:53 pm Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
Oldgrouchyguy Pillar of the Community United States 630 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 12:12 am 52Raymo: Thank You! 5a seems the likely obverse, and that whitish line seen in the middle of the cheek is one long file line as well Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 07:07 am Cool lookin' coin! Might those lines be clash marks from a different denomination, reverse shield, perhaps? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 08:45 am This is a firs for me. very nice. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Oldgrouchyguy Pillar of the Community United States 630 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 11:53 am ExoGuy: They are tooling/filing lines, and are too random to match with anything. Mine has the lines being less prominent; however there are two decent-sized rim Cuds on the obverse that aren't mentioned anywhere. The reverse has a few of the mentioned diebreaks, and has a mirrored surface. The obverse looks fresh-as-a-daisy, has surface luster best describes as looking like a Specimen strike, but with the Cuds... ? Edited by Oldgrouchyguy 01/29/2026 11:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 3:17 pm Nice coin! Nice pick. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8515 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 8:42 pm You're welcome Grouchy ! Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
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