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Message:: [QUOTE="Marshall, post: 985787, member: 21705"]It can't be an NC-1 because the date is wrong on the obverse. The 9s are just too close for Obverse 1. It IS either Obverse 2 or a similar NEW Obverse. The I appears to just touch the L and if that is not from the photography or corrosion, it might even be a new Obverse since there is separation on both Obverses 1 and 2. The Reverse looks like Reverse A to me though most of the diagnostics only attempt to make the distinction between NC-1 (Reverse A) and S-188 (Reverse B) and less attention is paid to the differences with Reverse C which is VERY close. I'd keep studying this one for a while. It may be a S-189, but there are two things that don't seem to fit. The I touching the L and the separation of the outside leaves from the stem. The Reverse has the chip between E and T so it IS Reverse C though it has better separation from the stem than all other comparison coins I've seen. The only remaining question I have is whether it's Obverse 2 or a new similar Obverse and that is ONLY because of the apparent touching of the L and I. If this is from damage or lighting, then it's the S-189 as described. If not, it's a unique new NC-2.[/QUOTE]