Comments: This is a rare date placement variety for the 1867 date. The Obverse 1 date is positioned slight lower and further left than on Obverse 2. The pendant is directly above the inner edge of the left upright of the 6 digit. For this variety, Greer states "Ahwash listed these as business strikes, but those I have seen have had proof characteristics". Kam Ahwash first identified this variety in 1977 and reported its existence in the Gobrecht Journal, from an example owned by Andrew Mesaros. The above plate coin was purchased from the website of a major internet auction house and has been graded Proof 63 by PCGS. This coin exhibits a softer strike than the Variety 103 proofs but clearly has proof characteristics. This variety should carry a premium for its rarity regardless of the questions concerning its proof or business strike origin.

1867 Varieties 101, 102, 103

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