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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1682051, member: 68&quot;]The difference between the &#039;73 and &#039;74 reverse is very subtle and will appeal only to a specialist.&nbsp; On the &#039;74 there are a series of little chicken scratches between the eagle&#039;s legs. It&#039;s possible this was done to stabilize the planchet before being struck to reduce some types of mechanical doubling but this is mere conjecture.&nbsp; The change is too subtle to have anything to do with artistic considerations.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse of &#039;72 coin is quite dramatic though.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most moderns with previous year reverses, I believe, are caused by the technician neglecting to change both dies at the beginning of the year.&nbsp; If the reverse die is in good condition he might either believe it was just changed or that it doesn&#039;t need to be changed since the new die is the &quot;same&quot;.&nbsp; There are likely some people changing dies at the beginning of the year who aren&#039;t normally doing this job.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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