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1879 $10 MS62 PCGS. Possible 1879/8. Breen-6993. This

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1879 $10 MS62 PCGS. Possible 1879/8. Breen-6993. This
<B>1879<$10> MS62 PCGS.</B></I> Possible 1879/8. Breen-6993. This mysterious overdate has been known for decades, but never officially recognized. In part this is because of its extreme scarcity--only two Uncirculated pieces were known to Breen when he published his 1988 <I>Encyclopedia.</B></I> The diagnostics listed for Breen-6993 are: "Part of lower r. loop of 8 within loop of 9." (This is apparently a typo as it would be the lower left loop of the 8 that would show in the bottom of the 9.) A strong magnifier will reward the viewer when examining this piece. There is definitely something in the lower loop of the 9, and it is closed on the left side, as the lower loop of an 8 would be. This underdigit, if we may call it that, is actually quite sharp, and we would speculate that this may be an early die state of this overdate.<BR> The coin otherwise is a pleasing for the grade. The luster is a bit weak and the strike a little soft on the stars, but all in all the coin is attractive for the grade, with light, original, variegated coloration.