Noah_D
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Hello all,
I was looking through the coins I dug up this year so far a few days ago, my 1864 IHP (that I am still scared to clean) came to mind. I had never checked to see if it was the L variety or not... I guess I just assumed it wasn't... cause ya know... of all the coins I could get what are the chances. I was looking at it under a low powered digital microscope of mine and I discovered something pretty neat! It's got an L on it and the tip of the bust doesn't get near the top of the number one! If I am correct this is the rarish variety, and (although this isn't seen very well in my photograph because the coin is dirty and I stink at taking pictures) it is in pretty good condition. The picture below was taken through my microscope and I circled the L.
It would be nice to verify that I am not the only one seeing this, I am pretty excited cause of the condition it is in as well. It should be worth 100+ dollars, possibly as much as 2, or who knows maybe more. Thanks for reading and happy hunting!
I was looking through the coins I dug up this year so far a few days ago, my 1864 IHP (that I am still scared to clean) came to mind. I had never checked to see if it was the L variety or not... I guess I just assumed it wasn't... cause ya know... of all the coins I could get what are the chances. I was looking at it under a low powered digital microscope of mine and I discovered something pretty neat! It's got an L on it and the tip of the bust doesn't get near the top of the number one! If I am correct this is the rarish variety, and (although this isn't seen very well in my photograph because the coin is dirty and I stink at taking pictures) it is in pretty good condition. The picture below was taken through my microscope and I circled the L.
It would be nice to verify that I am not the only one seeing this, I am pretty excited cause of the condition it is in as well. It should be worth 100+ dollars, possibly as much as 2, or who knows maybe more. Thanks for reading and happy hunting!
