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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stewart, post: 1320900, member: 19834&quot;]Caleb,</p><p>I agree with you 100% without manufacturing marks (Die Markers) that can directly link one coin and another to the same die.</p><p>Such a thing would be very doubtful as to whether both coins came from the same die.</p><p>Thankfully this is not the case with the 1974 &quot;S&quot; Proof,&nbsp; Micro &quot;S&quot; varieties.</p><p>Brian Vaile in his examinations of these coins knew that he was looking at two different metal composition coins from the same die.</p><p>To confirm this he sent it off to John Wexler for him to examine. and Mr. Wexler agreed with him. </p><p>Mr. Wexler was the one who identified three different die markers matching both of these different metal composition coins to the same die.</p><p><br /></p><p>The comment and die marker list below is directly copied from conversation with Brian after I had read about his discovery and checked</p><p>my safe and dug out an example of the Copper-Nickel Clad Micro &quot;S&quot; I had purchased in a 2x2 thinking it may have been a 40% silver version</p><p>but turned out to be Copper-Nickel Clad version.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Mr. Wexler came up with an &quot;I agree with you 100%&quot; and here are a couple&nbsp; of markers I found that PROVE they came from the same working die.</i></p><p><i>Here are the die markers Mr. Wexler came up with to help prove my case:</i></p><p><i>1. The first and easiest to find, is a curving die scratch just to the right of center of the ear.</i></p><p><i>2. Two small die gouges (dots) that can be found just to the right of the lower horizontal bar of the F in the FG.</i></p><p><i>3.&nbsp; A very small die gouge at the intersection of the base of the bust and&nbsp; the field below the base of the bust, directly north of the mint mark.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also here is the link to the conversation with Brian and Chuck after I had posted some pictures of the Copper-Nickel Clad example I have. </p><p>(I hope this is not outside forum rules)</p><p><a href="http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=38&amp;t=1260&amp;sid=138c7c0042ee09b3cb48a71695984981" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=38&amp;t=1260&amp;sid=138c7c0042ee09b3cb48a71695984981" rel="nofollow">http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=38&amp;t=1260&amp;sid=138c7c0042ee09b3cb48a71695984981</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If the link gets removed look for a thread at the Ike Group web site named:</p><p><b><a href="http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=38&amp;t=1260&amp;start=0&amp;sid=138c7c0042ee09b3cb48a71695984981" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=38&amp;t=1260&amp;start=0&amp;sid=138c7c0042ee09b3cb48a71695984981" rel="nofollow">1974 S CUNI Clad Micro S Story and Question</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I honestly thought that this variety had been settled with Mr. Wexler&#039;s finding of the matching die markers linking both of these coins to the same die. I was just trying to find out which one was minted first the Copper-Nickel Clad Proof or the 40% Silver Proof version. </p><p>(The Chicken or the Egg :too-funny: )</p><p>As I believe we all know. As coin collectors we get certain coins stuck in our head. This one got buried in my head with a backhoe :too-funny:</p><p><br /></p><p>Terry[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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