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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 7652225, member: 15588"]The Eckberg book, published in 2019, claims that the Breen book, published in 1983, contains mistakes and lacked access to quite a bit of information available now. It does say that Breen still remains worth reading, but mostly for the historical information. I'm also hoping to read Breen at some point soon.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, Eckberg's book doesn't catalog die states, but it says that 1833 only has a single variety, referenced by 1-A, C-1, B-1, with a reported mintage of 154,000, but some research suggests a number closer to 184,000. With about 4,600 survivors estimated, it's still a rare enough coin, despite die state.</p><p><br /></p><p>On die states, Eckberg's book says that Ron Manley's <i>The Half Cent Die State Book 1793-1857</i> from 1998 "has stood the test of time over the past 20+ years and has supplanted Breen's die state information." So perhaps Manley could tell you more about the rarity of the 1833 die state #7?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 7652225, member: 15588"]The Eckberg book, published in 2019, claims that the Breen book, published in 1983, contains mistakes and lacked access to quite a bit of information available now. It does say that Breen still remains worth reading, but mostly for the historical information. I'm also hoping to read Breen at some point soon. That said, Eckberg's book doesn't catalog die states, but it says that 1833 only has a single variety, referenced by 1-A, C-1, B-1, with a reported mintage of 154,000, but some research suggests a number closer to 184,000. With about 4,600 survivors estimated, it's still a rare enough coin, despite die state. On die states, Eckberg's book says that Ron Manley's [I]The Half Cent Die State Book 1793-1857[/I] from 1998 "has stood the test of time over the past 20+ years and has supplanted Breen's die state information." So perhaps Manley could tell you more about the rarity of the 1833 die state #7?[/QUOTE]
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