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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 4417415, member: 21705&quot;]I recently acquired three coins from a seller and posted them on New Acquisitions. But I&#039;m now zeroing in on the S-132. Almost all of these come on corroded and problem planchets with the few exceptions being merely average. While this certainly has scratches on the cheek and temple, the remaining coin has VF+ detail and better detail than most called VF, particularly on the reverse and the date and bust on the obverse. It has moderate corrosion.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the detail lost to the scratchy area is overlooked, I think this would be considered VF35 details. I&#039;m not sure how much to drop it for a net grade though I&#039;m leaning toward F-15 details with both corrosion and the scratch.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the standard diagnostic for determining die state is a rim break in the dentils at IC. In observing the coins I can find, none of them appear to show such a rim break. I do see a much sharper diagnostics joining two dentils between ED, almost looking like three at times. The strike is often weak in the NE and NY as well, but seems unrelated to die state. This one is particularly strong for the variety with both the reverse and date on the obverse stronger than usual.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the thing which intrigues me even more. I think this might have the strength to show a previously unrecorded break which would either replace II or become III. It is not atypical in it&#039;s location for many draped busts. I have highlighted the points of interest here:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1108355[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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