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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 622147, member: 6036&quot;]1807 Cohen-1 Breen-1 (only die marriage of the year). Low R.2, maybe R.1. Late die state IV.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s what Breen says about Die State IV :</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>&quot;<b>Probably from repeated die regrinding, tops of letters and base of date weaken and blur out</b>; rim crumbling from LI develops, eventually extending down to about 8:00 o&#039;clock. On many of the usual weak strikes this crumbling is hard to see. The latest state noticed is the Cleneay-Mills-Mougey-Newman example.&quot;</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I believe the weak letters are due more to die lapping / regrinding than strike, though both are in play.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>VF30 sharpness, recolored, a few bumps, net EAC20. You got a good coin at a good price; $158 is well within range. :thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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