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UNCLE BINGO, you are partially correct, I've been out of it for some time and forgot. 1878 and 1921 dates were completely hubbed and 1879-1883 were partially hubbed, with the first two digits. 1884-1904 dates were not hubbed. LINK http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/Attribu...

v16B ?

Circulated 1878 Rev of 79 can be difficult to attribute. There are three Top 100 VAMs (203, 220, 223) that are easily attributed simply by looking at or near the R in PLURIBUS. I always start here. If I don't get a match, it's probably going to take me a while, especially on a circulated coin. I ho...

I don't have any expertise , Please help me remember something about the date position before 1884 because, I don't wanna learn how to do this wrong , aren't they hubbed ? Sorry for the stupid question . I do not have enough experience in this hobby to really be sure of anything yet .

Scott , don't let this forum wear you out . Please take care of yourself . and thank you !

K Kurt , so let me ask you something about this , when we look at this coin or any other in the fine to VF condition , other wise worn down . especially with clashes . How does one interpret what the mind sees ? Is the "phantom Clash " a result of coin wear or did the die wear down to the point ther...

You know I agree with you guys about seeking expert advice , I was very confused by what the OP was asking in the original title of this thread .

I mean there are couple that are really close , nothing conclusive from where I am sitting . They get like that and you need an expert . I looked at the 23 's pretty close just for the clash location and that MM has something going on that might be evil mimic territory . but you are way above my pay...

What is the little gouge looking thing at the 4th tail feather ? factory or PMD?

Well I guess I better clarify something , I did not run out and buy that ziess ... Those Germans are very proud of the stuff they make . Anything like that does not come with pricing , is generally the price of a small island :lol: However I am going to keep my eye on that tech . And see where it ev...

And please feel free to post any pictures that you find interesting and we will try to help

Nu-Miss-Mattic So it looks like we are down to 1 in 18 odds ... That is actually huge . Instead of us just asking for pictures of different parts of your coin . You could try to start at VAM 222 on that list I put up and try with the coin in hand. {it is up to you of course }Some good areas to star...

@MarkyB I'll vote broken point , you? Orientation took a little turning of the laptop but thats OK .

Are you already familiar with the attribution guide for the 7tf variety's . I am trying very hard not to complicate this and not give bad information .. http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1878-P_VAMs we may need a couple more pictures. what you are looking for is quite a wa...

Could you please post a picture of the arrow shafts and feathers on the reverse ?

Welcome to the forum . I will answer the question about the triangles because that type of thing was exactly why I ever became curious about variety's . Unfortunately they are caused by post mint damage . If you can imagine the reeded edge of another coin cutting the deep gouges in her face .. I ask...

I was extremely interested in this technology a while back . https://www.zeiss.com/metrology/products/systems/industrial-microscopy/visioner1.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4OybBhCzARIsAIcfn9n0aLAZdqnlRJq8gUX8_QvCTx15GAe5bHf1V2TdfZEbg_xzq3O0f3EaAtISEALw_wcB and Roger has said a very wise thing about maybe picki...

Much better IMO , Thank you for sharing !

Man I am so sorry I just complicated that . I forget that not every person on the planet may be familiar with these message boards . If you see one of those underlined lines of code that appear as a different color of text again , They are called hyperlinks .Sometimes the people more familiar with t...

Pretty sure the first version of that article I read did not include the update , I honestly thought I had lost my mind looking for it again . thank you http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compu ... 0-O_VAM-2A