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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 8445943, member: 105571"]I may have an explanation for your confusion. Snow on Page 423 discussing the S1 die marriage says: "The S1 die is the most interesting variety with bold repunching on the 3 which closes the digit. At first glance it looks like a Close 3." </p><p><br /></p><p>So your coin may be the Open 3 S1 with this unique circumstance. I haven't attempted to attribute your coin to verify that it is the S1. But the position of the digits in the date seem to match the S1. Take a look under a glass to verify the repunching of 7 and 3, most apparent at the top of the digits.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the S1, Snow gives it a 2 Star rating which he defines as "Worthy of a significant premium, probably between 2X and 3X." He also says: "This is a popular variety and quite scarce."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 8445943, member: 105571"]I may have an explanation for your confusion. Snow on Page 423 discussing the S1 die marriage says: "The S1 die is the most interesting variety with bold repunching on the 3 which closes the digit. At first glance it looks like a Close 3." So your coin may be the Open 3 S1 with this unique circumstance. I haven't attempted to attribute your coin to verify that it is the S1. But the position of the digits in the date seem to match the S1. Take a look under a glass to verify the repunching of 7 and 3, most apparent at the top of the digits. If the S1, Snow gives it a 2 Star rating which he defines as "Worthy of a significant premium, probably between 2X and 3X." He also says: "This is a popular variety and quite scarce."[/QUOTE]
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