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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 573412, member: 6036"]Darn good points. Yes, more detective work is needed. I'm with you... I'm still struggling with the screw thing. The die cud chunk was small... smaller than the word STATES on a dime ! So the screw would have to be smaller still. Moreover, it's not enough to hold the cud chunk in place. It must be held so firmly that it can deliver a blow - metal to metal. Tickles the imagination, eh ? Another factor - the Open Collar. As I recall, they were using an open collar in 1834. Maybe that plays into this somehow. And as always, the key is the evidence in the "fossil record" - the coins themselves. The extreme rarity of this terminal die state suggests the slapdash repair didn't last long. It certainly shows why collectors go beyond date collecting to variety collecting and ultimately to Die State Collecting ! Certain die states are collectable and bring premiums.  Same date, same variety, different die states. Much to be learned ! Scholars, my friends. These guys are students of The Game.[/QUOTE]