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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Scubalou, post: 8357120, member: 101267&quot;]Rick, I really appreciate your expertise in this. I&#039;m taken aback about Wexler, I thought he was a pillar of the community.</p><p>That aside I&#039;m having trouble with simply classifying this as #8 - and here&#039;s why. Number 8 has these markers: A strong die dent can be found to the left of the upper I in UNITED.&nbsp; A small die gouge can be found to the right of the lower R in AMERICA. Mine does not have them</p><p>#2 says: <b>Reverse Stage A:</b>&nbsp; Two small die gouges can be found between the upper I and C of AMERICA.&nbsp; A short die scratch runs SW from under the right end of the Memorial. Mine appears to have three die gouges between the upper I and C of AMERICA, and my die scratch under the right end of the Memorial runs SE.</p><p><b>Obverse Stage A:</b>&nbsp; A short die scratch runs SW from the back of the head behind the ear.&nbsp; Mine does not have that. A die scratch runs NE from the top of the head almost to the lower left of the W in WE. Again, mine does not have that. What mine does have are strong doubling of W&amp;E of WE, and R of trust - all with the top portion of the doubling to the east of the bottom portion. In addition it appears that the U of TRUST has top portion of the doubling to the west of the bottom portion. <b><b>Obverse Stage C:</b>&nbsp; A die chip can be found in the lower R of LIBERTY. Mine appears to have something from the enclosed portion of the R to under the center of the R, with the R on top of, whatever is there. Obverse Stage B:</b>&nbsp; Numerous die scratches run SSW to NNE in front of and behind the bust.&nbsp; A strong die scratch runs SW from the center of the underside of the chin. Mine does have these. One other thing no one mentions is a die break behind the lower portion of the ear two thirds of the way towards the back of the head. I really do appreciate all of your comments, and my eyes are getting a headache - but I don&#039;t think I can completely put my coin in either camp. My coin is quite well worn and I expect that makes it somewhat difficult to analyze.</p><p>Thank you - so much - for taking an interest. Lou</p><p>P.S. the zero on my coin appears to be lying on it&#039;s left side - perhaps napping - which I now intend to do. lol[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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