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Message:: [QUOTE="C-B-D, post: 2149804, member: 43130"]Hi. Bought this coin off eBay and the seller never posted any reverse pictures. I think, based on my Overton book and my (still limited) knowledge, that this is the famed Overton 114, Rarity 5 known as the Large Letters reverse. I know, I know... how can you tell if it's a Large Letters without a reverse pic. Well, the answer lies in the die chip inside the top loop of the 3 digit. There are 4 obverse die pairings that have this chip. The 112 and 112a, the 113, and the 114 Large Letters. I have already eliminated the O-112 and O-112a due to the fact that star number 7 points to the top of the forehead curl on those two. And on this coin the star points to the center of the letter L in LIBERTY. So based on that I know I either have the O-113 or the O-114. Now, on the O-113, the stars are sharp and barely, if at all drawn to the edges. On my coin, the stars are all drawn heavily to the edges, which fits with the O-114, Large Letters variety. So I'm 95% sure I hit the jackpot, as this becomes a $3500 coin if it is indeed the O-114. BUT, I would love other opinions from those in the know. I took a chance and bought it as soon as it was listed based on the obverse. If I'm wrong... oh well.... been there and done that a million times. But in any case, I'd like some other opinions. Here's the only pic I have to go on:[ATTACH=full]412431[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]