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Posted 03/27/2010 12:49 pm
On early die state specimens wht appears 'could' be the lower serif is visible as a faint raised area above the two raised lines tht make up the upper curve. On later die state specimens this faint upper serif indication wears off but is faintly visible on some specimens. The later die state specimens show the entire upper curve of the S develop with die use. Some late die state specimens are known to exist but are very scarce. This puts an estimation of number of coins struck somewhere between 50,000 and 75,000 coins. That I know of, somewhere between 100 and 200 have been found and are known to exist.
