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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 1211562, member: 6036"]It's quite possible. My guess is they were first. One clue is the large letters of "LIBERTY" and numerals of "1793" on the S-5s only; all other Wreaths have small letters. The "bust of Liberty" device on Wreath cents was much larger than Chain cents, and thus crowded the word LIBERTY. My guess is they made the S-5s first, then corrected the error by using smaller letters. Another clue is the existence of a very few prooflike S-5s. It's possible the Mint wanted to put their best foot forward after the dabacle with the Chain cents, and put special care into the first Wreath cents. That suggests the S-5s were the first. Inconclusive, but interesting chat for us coin geeks ![/QUOTE]