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<p>[QUOTE="KBBPLL, post: 7794452, member: 104064"][USER=3926]@justafarmer[/USER] I am currently working on an article for BCCS on a third obverse type. The absence of the W crossbar was the subject of an article by Charles Rose in the Spring 2021 journal, as a marker to also distinguish Obverse 1 from Obverse 2. So you're not the only one to have noticed this, but as far as I know it was never published until that article. The "no crossbar" W version was exclusively used for 1901-1916, but there was also a short-lived transition hub used during 1900 that makes a third type! </p><p><br /></p><p>Familiarity with these subtle changes can be useful in counterfeit detection. For example, on every 1895-O 10c "is this a counterfeit?" thread I've seen, the coin has the wrong reverse type, and often the wrong obverse as well. Trade dollars get busted for the same thing, which is something I wouldn't have a clue about and would never have noticed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KBBPLL, post: 7794452, member: 104064"][USER=3926]@justafarmer[/USER] I am currently working on an article for BCCS on a third obverse type. The absence of the W crossbar was the subject of an article by Charles Rose in the Spring 2021 journal, as a marker to also distinguish Obverse 1 from Obverse 2. So you're not the only one to have noticed this, but as far as I know it was never published until that article. The "no crossbar" W version was exclusively used for 1901-1916, but there was also a short-lived transition hub used during 1900 that makes a third type! Familiarity with these subtle changes can be useful in counterfeit detection. For example, on every 1895-O 10c "is this a counterfeit?" thread I've seen, the coin has the wrong reverse type, and often the wrong obverse as well. Trade dollars get busted for the same thing, which is something I wouldn't have a clue about and would never have noticed.[/QUOTE]
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