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Message:: [QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4770612, member: 105571"]The "broken S"  is a well-known die variety and has nothing to do with the wear versus strike topic that this thread has evolved into.  If you go to Gerry Fortin's die marriage website you can see many varieties of this date with strong dies and some not-so-strong.  And, of course, die states change over time for the same die marriage. I have already stated that while this coin is a weak strike, it exhibits wear and dings that should knock its grade down to at least the low AUs.  It is possible, you know, for a coin to exhibit both wear and a weak strike. I also have to disagree with the claim that most of the TPG's MS62/63 grades are actually high-end AUs.  While this is sometimes true, it is inaccurate to state that it is universally true or even mostly true.  As is stated here so often, look at the coin not the holder. Share This Page[/QUOTE]