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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 5381885, member: 21705&quot;]Here&#039;s a little old school attribution investigation process. I picked this up because of my recent interest in counterstrikes. It is an incused stamp leaving a raised image of what I think is AP, but could be AY. It also has incused scratches which may or may not be concurrent with the stamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230578[/ATTACH] </p><p>This did not have a photo of the obverse, so it is a good selection for attempting to identify a variety strictly from the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Step 1. Find diagnostics which narrow down the possibilities.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230580[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is the Loop Punch for the Reverse of 97/99. This was first used in 1796 and ended with the Draped Bust series in 1807. It eliminates all Caps.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230583[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This stem should make elimination of many varieties possible. Most of the time, the angle here is less acute and often does not attach to the center of the berry. This angle is seen on some early caps with a more artistic design flair, but not on the draped bust series. I have not yet found a good variety after an initial search of the series. This is not unusual for an initial run through the comps, but it does peek my interest. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular stem is usually a good diagnostic for eliminating varieties because it is often missing or attached to the wreath vine at various points between the double leaves. This one is long and almost equally distanced between the upper and lower leaf pairs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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