It also looks like the crack is running up the left side of the straight leg of the " R " too ..
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That's the one and the cross-reference from coppercoins, for wexler is #3, not #2 ...
Coneca has it as stage C . http://varietyvista.com/01b%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%202/1983PDDR002.htm
That die crack from the lower right memorial base to the rim, makes it the MDS too. Great find too .............
http://coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-cent-1858-1859
Good eye and I'm in the #2 camp too . I also think it's the MDS too .....
I've been looking for a nice early Die State for sometime now and couldn't pass it up ...
DP N9 # 5 [IMG]
I never could find one in the Wild ( change ) ..
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Always wanted one of these .. But could never find a good price on one ( at least for my liking ) til now ......
I need that date taken level . Wexler has 30, or so on his site . So we have to really do some studying ..
Both are large dates ..
I need to know if there's any markers ( die chips, die cracks ) and I also need an image of the date .
It's hard to tell which one it is without markers . There's only one last thing to check . Wexler #5 has die scratches under lincoln neck . Check...
Is there any die cracks on the coin ? I think I see one coming off the " T " of CENT ..
http://varietyvista.com/04a%20JN%20DD%20Vol%201/1943PDDO003.htm
You can post it . Here's a full shot and I added some over-head lighting . [ATTACH]
Let's break LIBERTY down and take two images of it . [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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