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Message:: [QUOTE="Marshall, post: 2492558, member: 21705"]I'm going to jump the gun a bit because this just showed up on eBay and the odds are ridiculously against this happening. Yes! This is another coin like the one I just won. Unfortunately, it's way better than I can afford, but I thought I'd give you guys a chance to consider it since the Auction ends in three days. [ATTACH=full]527742[/ATTACH] Here's the story. These are S-32s which are rather common 2+ to barely scarce 3- by variety. That is not what excited me. These are Die State I coins which are very rare. Breen describes it as: Die States: I. No clash marks or breaks. Tiny faint flaw crosses the berry left of C(E). Very rare.  Perhaps seven or eight are known of this die state. What are the chances of two showing up the same week? This is a photo image I prepared of the die states I, my coin, and II. Notice particularly how quickly the outside berry at S(T) becomes obscured by the crack which is usually seen on this variety. [ATTACH=full]527741[/ATTACH] If any of you have a larger budget than I do, you might consider this a gift. But be forewarned that die state rarities to not carry the premium prices that varieties of the same rarity do. The first image in my composit was sold for only $660 in the Holmes sale in 2009. And every coin in that sale had added value because of the provenance with Dan Holmes.[/QUOTE]