These old eyes are about gone I believe. Can anyone help to confirm that these coins represent both a wide border and narrow border? The middle and right coins in the picture are the same coin with different lighting. Working on my picture taking as well. Know these are not the greatest.
@CoinCorgi Thanks, looked like it to me when checking the reference. Just looking for some confirmation from someone with better eyes.
It would help to use consistent terminology...from @green18 's link... Narrow Border = Narrow Rim = Far Date Wide Border = Wide Rim = Near Date
Problem is near and far date are better descriptive terms because although the date wasn't moved, the difference is the on one the date is near the rim and on the other it is far from the rim. Referring to the width of the rim also can have problems because if the die isn't centered in the collar you can have "wide rim" coins with narrow rims, or "narrow rim" coins with wide rims. (I've seen both.) But the distance of the date to the rim doesn't change with die centering. I'm sure this is one reason many people have trouble with this variety. They focus on the width of the rim and not the distance of the date to the rim.
Easier to identify by looking at how close the date is to the rim, not the size of the rim itself! Plus, the wide rim was minted in Philadelphia not Denver. The middle and right coin look like a "D" mint mark! The SBA on the left is a wide rim!
