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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 412046, member: 66&quot;]Here is a quick attribution guide for 1834 that I published on another forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately there are only 7 varieties and only two of them are rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>This year comes with:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>small date</b> (8 the same size as the 3 and top of 8 lower than top of 1) N-1 N-2, </p><p><b>large date</b> (8 slightly larger than 3 and higher than the top of the 1.) N-3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would just ignore the size of the reverse letters they aren&#039;t important and all of the varieties can easily be attributed without bothering to consider the letter sizes.&nbsp; (Frankly you can ignore the size of the stars as well. If it is a small 8 they are small stars.&nbsp; If it is a large 8, if the 6th star is left of the point of the coronet they are small stars, if they are right of the point they are large stars.)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Small dates</b></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; N-1 two points of leaves below the last A in AMERICA</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; N-2 one leaf point below center of A</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Large dates</b></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Small stars <b>star 6 to the left of the point of the Coronet</b> N-3, 4</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; N-3 berry below center of upright of first T in STATES.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; N-4 berry below left edge of left foot of T</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Large Stars <b>star 6 to right of point of Coronet</b> N-5, 6, and 7</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; N-5 small letters in legend, <b>point of leaf below left serif of second S in STATES</b>. R-5 Highly&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; desirable.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; N-6 Large letters <b>point of leaf right of center of last S of STATES.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Now here is the problem N-7. This is a proof only variety with only about 8 specimens known.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has the large date and large stars. On the obverse the left edge of the curl is just to the right of the center of the 3. (on 5 and 6 it is over the left edge of the 4) On the reverse <b>the point of the leaf is below the right edge of the second S in STATES.</b> (One of these was cherrypicked about 10 years ago in VG condition.)</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any questions let me know.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin in the thread is definitely a N-5 R-5&nbsp; Congratulations the 34 N-5 is a tough R-5 and often comes low grade and/or damaged.</p><p>The second is an N-2</p><p>The third is also an N-2 but with MDD on the profile.&nbsp; Newcomb gave them separate variety listings (the 1/2&#039;s) but they are not different varieties and they are not doubled dies</p><p><br /></p><p>The N-7 is definitely the key and it is still an R-7 not an R-6.&nbsp; Like I said only 8 known specimens. (And I have seen five of them, been able to handle three.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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