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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 3270043, member: 21705&quot;]I was just speculating why there might be differences in 1798 S-158 Obverses. There are often differences in appearance due to PMD and often differences in strike and from planchet defects. But it might also be possible that there are die differences which might be so subtle they pass for the dame die.</p><p><br /></p><p>But first is whether there are truly differences or if the is </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an ICON from a S-158 which seems just slightly off from the comp I use for identification of varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse 16 is used on S-158 and S-159 and Reverse M is used on NC-2 and S-158. In this case, there is no doubt on the identification of&nbsp; Reverse M and the obverse is significantly different than Obverse 15 on the only other pairing of Reverse M. </p><p><br /></p><p>So the question is whether there are two obverses which might currently be called Obverse 16.</p><p><br /></p><p>First is the subject which has been blown up from the ICON. It appears to me to have the Highest Wave of Hair (HWH) just slightly closer to the leg of the R than the comp which appears closer to the upright.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>SUBJECT</p><p>[ATTACH=full]862339[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>COMP (probably a Holmes Specimen) </p><p><br /></p><p>This is my S-158 [ATTACH=full]862341[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So far, every S-158 I&#039;ve checked in the Heritage Archives looks like the COMP, though I havn&#039;t exhausted the S-158 and haven&#039;t even started on the S-159s. But I don&#039;t see evidence of the Break through E of Noyes Reverse stage C so the reverse is either A (not seen) or B.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me know if you can see what I&#039;m seeing or not. Even if you do, it just indicates further investigation is in order about why it would be different and perhaps lead to thought on a line of pursuit. I&#039;ve seen some strange things due to grease and bifurcation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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