Can anyone tell me the diagnostics for the 1854 Thin Date? I found the following on the CU board: There are 4 obverses for 1854 Philadelphia strikes. Obverse 1 is the thin date variety, and the date numerals are virtually even on the horizontal plane. Obverse 3 is the only other obverse with even date (as opposed to slight downward slop left to right), however on obverse 3, a small spur extends down from the left case of the 1. Also on obverse 1 (thin date), the top of the ball of the base of the 5 is noticeably distant from the bottom point of the vertical upright. On obverse 2,3,4 that gap will be very narrow, almost closed. On my coin, posted below. You can plainly see a gap between the top of the ball of the 5 and the bottom of the vertical upright, but the date does not look "even on the horizontal plane" Does anyone have any experience with this variety and can you explain which obverse I have and maybe show a picture of a thin date if mine is not one?
I found a picture of a thin date, the "1" is noticeably thinner than on my coin. This picture is from a coin on Rich Uhrich Rare coins.
