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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2174066, member: 27832&quot;]I thought I&#039;d mastered the pointed-bust diagnostic for the 1864-L Indian cent, but I haven&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got this as part of <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/latest-ebay-bin-gamble.264247/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/latest-ebay-bin-gamble.264247/">the most recent large lot I bought on eBay</a>. I&#039;ve been comparing it to various photos online, of worn and MS coins, L and non-L -- and I just can&#039;t tell. I thought I could judge based on the position of the bust tip relative to the 1 in the date, but I&#039;ve seen photos of cents with the same type (L or non-L) but different positions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an overview:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420140[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a close-up of the bust and ribbon (well, the area where the ribbon once was):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420141[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I can imagine that I see hints of an L in the ribbon, but I can also imagine seeing Ls all over the coin. I don&#039;t trust myself not to be imagining it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Compared to the image on <a href="http://www.indianheads.org/designpart3two.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.indianheads.org/designpart3two.html" rel="nofollow">this page</a>, it looks like the rounded-bust variant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Compared to the images on <a href="http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=147184" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=147184" rel="nofollow">this page</a>, it&#039;s less clear.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m leaning toward &quot;no L&quot;, but I&#039;d appreciate backup...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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