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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 1728218, member: 21705&quot;]Congratulations!</p><p><br /></p><p>First, the 1794, has been a favorite of collectors for over a hundred years. Some even specialize only in 1794. I&#039;ll link you with one such collection at the end of this message. In your case, the extra curl below the primary thick (normally) bottom curl immediately points to two rather common (for a 1794) varieties which look very similar. The S-30 and S-31. Both the obverse and reveres are similar but different on these varieties unlike some which share either the obverse or reverse. Close examination of the top hair strand and the sharper angle of one part of the hair indicates S-31. Examination of the Reverse and particularly the ER spacing confirm the reverse S-31 attribution. I always do independent examination of obverse and reverse hoping for a new mule and thus new variety. You will also notice that it is heavier than the 1804 and has ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR followed by a leaf pointing up as are all 1794s other than a few which use the edge of 93 at the beginning of the year and errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1804 is broken down into subvarieties by die state. It is the only year for which this is done since subvarieties usually involve edge distinctions. But still, your 1804 is S-266a or the early die state. It is more common than the S-266b (die break and cud on the obverse only), but far less common than the S-266c (die break and cud on both obverse and reverse).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a link to the Boka Collection of 1794s:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.1794largecents.com/1794/collection.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.1794largecents.com/1794/collection.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.1794largecents.com/1794/collection.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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