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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3549047, member: 78244"]I bought this for $14.50 from these pictures. I immediately recognized the obverse die, which was used on S-219 (3 Errors Reverse), S-220, NC-2, and NC-5. I could see 2 stems, so it was not S-219. I did not see the die breaks characteristic of S-220, so I gambled that it could be an early die state NC-2 or NC-5.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943087[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]943088[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I got it in hand, and I saw what looked like a die break over U in UNITED and the strike weakness over ONE CENT uncharacteristic of S-220. My first thought was “OH CRAP! A NEW VARIETY!!” Then I did an overlay of S-220 just to be sure, and saw that it was a perfect match. Oh well. Maybe [USER=21705]@Marshall[/USER] will prove me wrong?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]943090[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3549047, member: 78244"]I bought this for $14.50 from these pictures. I immediately recognized the obverse die, which was used on S-219 (3 Errors Reverse), S-220, NC-2, and NC-5. I could see 2 stems, so it was not S-219. I did not see the die breaks characteristic of S-220, so I gambled that it could be an early die state NC-2 or NC-5. [ATTACH=full]943087[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]943088[/ATTACH] I got it in hand, and I saw what looked like a die break over U in UNITED and the strike weakness over ONE CENT uncharacteristic of S-220. My first thought was “OH CRAP! A NEW VARIETY!!” Then I did an overlay of S-220 just to be sure, and saw that it was a perfect match. Oh well. Maybe [USER=21705]@Marshall[/USER] will prove me wrong? [ATTACH=full]943089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]943090[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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