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<p>[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 8175454, member: 74863"]Yes they were but break it down a bit more.</p><p>Variety 1 1837-1838, No obverse stars</p><p>Variety 2 1838-1853, Stars on obverse </p><p>Variety 3 1853-1855, Arrows at date</p><p>1856-1859 Variety 2 was resumed but the weight was from Variety 3. In 1859-1860 a transitional die was used.</p><p>Variety 4 1860-1873, Legend on obverse </p><p><br /></p><p>And this is from the RS Yeoman Red Book. If you don’t have one, it worth it to buy one. You can tell is an 1854 using the different types of varieties that were minted on this type of coin. It also has an O or New Orleans mint mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 8175454, member: 74863"]Yes they were but break it down a bit more. Variety 1 1837-1838, No obverse stars Variety 2 1838-1853, Stars on obverse Variety 3 1853-1855, Arrows at date 1856-1859 Variety 2 was resumed but the weight was from Variety 3. In 1859-1860 a transitional die was used. Variety 4 1860-1873, Legend on obverse And this is from the RS Yeoman Red Book. If you don’t have one, it worth it to buy one. You can tell is an 1854 using the different types of varieties that were minted on this type of coin. It also has an O or New Orleans mint mark.[/QUOTE]
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