Unc vs Proof

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  1. redcent230

    redcent230 Well-Known Member

    What do you mean lump ??
     
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  3. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    I'm having trouble uploading a screenshot, but if you zoom into the D of dollar on the reverse of my 1880, you will see a raised lump at about 3 o'clock of the D.
     
  4. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    As Kirkuleez mentions, 1879 and 1880 Proofs shared a reverse. Here's the lump being referred to:

    1880ProofRev.jpeg
    In addition, 1880 has a couple of obverse pickups; this die was apparently Proof-only. These are circled in red in my image - a little doubling on the crossbars of the 1, and a vertical die line at the neck/hair junction:

    1880ProofObv.jpeg
    Sometimes die markers are sufficient to nail down an attribution without question. This is such a case. :)
     
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