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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 1455229, member: 21705&quot;]The 1818 N-3 Obverse 2 is rather easy to identify due to the positioning of the first star being substantially closer to the tip of the bust and the top right tip of that star pointing below the top of the first 1. Obverse 2 was only used on the 1818 N-3. The 1818 Reverse C is the Reverse pairing on the 1818 N-3. The leaf I am referencing is the outer leaf below C(A). It is usually bold and close to the center of the bottom of the C. On your coin, it appears to have been damaged or otherwise made less prominent. Because of this, It initially reminds me of the 1822 N-7 (Reverse G) which is called the Ghost leaf below C.</p><p><br /></p><p>But further examination shows it is definitely not 1822 Reverse G which uses Century Lettering while 1818 Reverse C uses Square Serif Lettering. This, along with leaf-letter matching and letter-dentil matching makes the identification solid. The general reasons for discrepancies like this is usually post mint damage, but there are also a few thing at the mint which can cause this leaf to lose prominence such as grease, thin planchets, light strike, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting to note that the outer leaf under E(R) is also weak as on the Ghost leaf, but it must be coincidental. This makes me favor the weak strike theory over post mint damage theory.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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