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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Flynn, post: 2680428, member: 75567&quot;]Sorry to took so long to reply</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have this variety list in my HD book</p><p>The number of die cracks and gouges on the obverse and reverse</p><p>either meant it was very over used at high pressure</p><p>or it was not properly hardened</p><p><br /></p><p>On the horizontal line below the 1, it is three-quarters the width of the base of the 1</p><p>with a slight curvature upward on the left side.&nbsp; The width is consistent across,</p><p>and it does not have sharp or jagged edges associated with die cracks and such</p><p><br /></p><p>On the right side is a die gouge extending up from the denticles, a die crack extending upward to the right base of the 1, and another extending from the right </p><p>side downward to the right to the denticles.</p><p>There also appears in the photo to be a die gouge extending from the denticles to the left side of the line</p><p><br /></p><p>On the date punch, the top of the digit is skinnier than the base, this makes it </p><p>easier to punch into the annealed working die.</p><p>If struck lightly, or perhaps just even laid on the face of the die, such an impression</p><p>might be made.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, given the relative location to the base of the 1, the relatively straight, consistent width, smooth edges, and top, it is the remnants of a repunched 1.</p><p>This is more likely the result of the Engraver leaning the date punch on the die while looking at the relative position before striking.&nbsp; The date punch was leaned slightly to the left and back, leaving only the light impression of the secondary base of a 1.</p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot explain the up curve on the left side, except the possibility that the engraver twisted slightly as he raised the date punch causing a slight drag</p><p>of the left side of the 1, but this is only a theory.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is unusual, and not something I have seen before, with this curvature on </p><p>the left side.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It would be nice to see if there are earlier die states.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kevin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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