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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 547739, member: 11786&quot;]Something to consider is the number of coins struck per die. In the case of 1908, Rick Snow&#039;s guide estimates 400,000-500,000 coins were struck per obverse die, and 1908 IHCs have a higher survival rate than earlier years--particularly the 1870s. A URS 8 at publication of that book means that perhaps just one was found at that time. According to my CPG, I have a URS 8 coin too--but I found #10, and there are more than a dozen found now. This is the 1870 Snow-8, with the date punched 4 times into the denticles. It&#039;s a pretty cool coin too!</p><p><br /></p><p>For 1908, Snow records some 11 different dies with digits in the denticles. If you show the whole date, I&#039;ll try to figure out which one is yours. <b>Nice find!</b> :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>Pic of 1870 Snow-8:</p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3368496750_1fdc78c9e7_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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