so i did an overlay with a 23% opacity setting and it revealed the h to be exactly where the spot was and it clearly shows that an h (Or something) must have been there

.....waahhhh..... DOH!

thanks Bill.. great incites

I blasted it with a strong light. There is a square box yet it is on an odd angle like this
there is no bump or indentation however

for fun.. i am going to overlay another h coin to see exactly where it should be... more to come ...lol

full pics

While I understand the correlation to N; I do not believe that was the definitive tell. The likelyhood of the h being "rubbed off" by normal wear and nothing else is extremely low. However, I have only recently been in possession of this coin so it COULD have been deliberately rubbed off by someone....

only a single foot

i keep getting an error trying to reply... sigh...

Greetings and Happy Holidays I am new to this board and I look forward to interesting info and discussions. That said, I have a Canadian one cent from 1876 that has no "H" under the date. :shock: I have had many 4 local coin dealers all say that they are stumped as they all seem to agree that the co...