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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 1678630, member: 24544&quot;]Here is my N32:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]251023.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]251024.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The main diagnostics are the date position relative to the bust/hair/dentils, and the die lines on the reverse.&nbsp; The upper serif of the 5 traces the hair curl above it, but it is a decent distance from it.&nbsp; There are a lot of die line between ONE and CENT on the reverse, although they are not easily visible in the picture due to the lighting angle.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will be honest, if are interested in &#039;keeping&#039; an eye out for these types of coins, especially the late dates, you must have the Grellman book.&nbsp; The differences between die varieties are very, very subtle and require a reference book and a decent amount of study.&nbsp; For instance, there are other die varieties of 1853 with a very similar date position, so that alone is not enough to determine the variety.&nbsp; You will not be able to attribute these coins by looking at pictures of the variety online and trying to compare as a lot of the diagnostic points on these coins just do not show up in photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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