I once thought this coin was rather little worn but was struck poorly resulting in little detail on the reverse figure where the metal was needed to fill the higher relief portrait die. Again, my opinion has been updated. The flat areas in the reverse figure and on the ear of the portrait are the result of the hammer blows that drove the nail. Sometimes a coin with faults can be so much more interesting than the Brilliant Uncirculated ones. This coin lived a hard life not inconsistent with that of the man whose portrait it bears.
Some coins have all the luck.
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