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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 459949, member: 15309"]PCGS states that in order for the 1916 to get the FH designation, all intended detail must be present. The design change was to the head itself. The 1916 only had a cap and some strands of hair underneath the cap behind the neck. The 1917 replaced the strands with cords of hair that are present under the entire length of the cap. I have provided a photo that compares the two designs so that you can decide for yourself whether the design change is significant enough to warrant a different standard for the designation.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Standing%20Liberty%20Quarters/1916vs1917FH.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW, I don't think I will ever have enough money to purchase a 1916 SLQ so the designation is almost meaningless to me, hence the omission in my post about it in my other thread.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 459949, member: 15309"]PCGS states that in order for the 1916 to get the FH designation, all intended detail must be present. The design change was to the head itself. The 1916 only had a cap and some strands of hair underneath the cap behind the neck. The 1917 replaced the strands with cords of hair that are present under the entire length of the cap. I have provided a photo that compares the two designs so that you can decide for yourself whether the design change is significant enough to warrant a different standard for the designation. [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Standing%20Liberty%20Quarters/1916vs1917FH.jpg[/IMG] FWIW, I don't think I will ever have enough money to purchase a 1916 SLQ so the designation is almost meaningless to me, hence the omission in my post about it in my other thread.[/QUOTE]
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