1870 $3 PR65 认证号-9850, PCGS号8033

Estimated grade.

David Akers (1975/88)

This is another date of which deceptive first strikes exist that can be difficult to distinguish from proofs that have handling marks or light rubbing. However, on the business strikes that I have seen, the small leaf to the left of the date appears as jsut a tiny detached wisp, whereas on the proofs, the leaf is full. The difference in this leaf is pronounced enough that one can usually distinguish business strikes from proofs even from relatively poor quality photos. Also, the date on proofs is lower in the field than it is on the business strikes, the seven being just barely above the right ribbon of the bow.