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<p>[QUOTE="nesvt, post: 455797, member: 1749"]There were many reverse dies used, but they are primarily known by four designations (A, B, C, D). The "D" reverse was used for 1921. These get broken into the D1 with 17 berries and D2 with 16 berries. If you compare to the C reverse used n 1904, the arrow feathers are parallel instead of slanted, the reverse stars are larger, eagle's breast is flat, branch is bent in the eagle's right talon, reverse lettering is different (mostly the E and T).</p><p>The obverse is also different from prior years. Eyelash is missing, nose not engraved as deeply, upper lip is different, lower lip not as raised, no crease above chin, cotton bolls are different, hairlines more pronounced.</p><p>I don't have these things memorized. I'm quoting from the VAM book.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are other differences. For example, in 1921, the date was in the master die so the positioning is all the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nesvt, post: 455797, member: 1749"]There were many reverse dies used, but they are primarily known by four designations (A, B, C, D). The "D" reverse was used for 1921. These get broken into the D1 with 17 berries and D2 with 16 berries. If you compare to the C reverse used n 1904, the arrow feathers are parallel instead of slanted, the reverse stars are larger, eagle's breast is flat, branch is bent in the eagle's right talon, reverse lettering is different (mostly the E and T). The obverse is also different from prior years. Eyelash is missing, nose not engraved as deeply, upper lip is different, lower lip not as raised, no crease above chin, cotton bolls are different, hairlines more pronounced. I don't have these things memorized. I'm quoting from the VAM book. There are other differences. For example, in 1921, the date was in the master die so the positioning is all the same.[/QUOTE]
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