1862 Indian Head Cent: light date vs. heavy 2

CarlWohlforth

I looked up the 1862 IHC in the Breen Encyclopedia. He says "Usually with light date, less often with heavy 2". I'm not very familar with 1862 cents but this 2 looks heavy to me. Is it a heavy 2? Is it pretty common?

DickyBetz

I cant say for sure but that IHC looks like it has some incredible detail!

Dennis88

If that's not an heavy 2 you can kill me

Cool coin

EagleEye

I don't think the distinction is that important. The difference lies in how deep the digit was sunk into the die. If the difference were due to a different font, like the Plain 5 and Fancy 5 1865 or Open and Close 3 1873 then there would probably be added interest.