Details
slightly double struck on obverse, otherwise very fine, the last digit of the date has been altered by tooling to a 5
Provenance
The re-cutting of the inscription on genuine coins to produce new or rarer readings was the particular line of the notorious 19th century forger, John White. This alteration may well be his work.
Special notice
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