Thanks all for the input. Atokad, like you should be on a CSI team, that is as others noted a cool technique you used. It confirms the variety, as the one I was thinking of. With that tuft at the back of the head and the chin, and overall shape the draped was the only one that seemed to fit. It would be my first, and although I doubt I will ever read the date, forever wondering whether I broke the century mark or not, by virtue of the mintage year cutoff, it is still my earliest coin find to date. Im not in this for the money. I keep all of my finds for my kids etc. Im happy to have gotten this "first", thats got to be 200 years old at least. Yikes, woo woo. thanks again, CO
