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<p>[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 1771906, member: 21705"]With fresh eyes this morning, I think I know what I saw that wasn't there. The ribbon loop appears to be more rounded than it probably really is. A close look at the leaves and their positions relative to the straight stems and strings of berries indicate Sheldon's Reverse G. The inner leaf under the left ribbon loop rather than beside it eliminates most reverses and a relatively straight right ribbon end eliminates others.</p><p> </p><p>This has me re-evaluating the Large letters I thought I saw on LIBERTY for my earlier ID of S-5. Reverse G only appears on S-8 which has smaller letters. Unfortunately, the stem(s) under the bottom of the leaves, which are distinctly different, are missing.</p><p> </p><p>Yep. I have to go with the more likely S-8 this morning. I think I saw large Letters because I'm use to seeing Large Letters (A numismatic Rorschach Test). The leaf tips are closer to the bust as on Obverse 9 consistent with S-8.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 1771906, member: 21705"]With fresh eyes this morning, I think I know what I saw that wasn't there. The ribbon loop appears to be more rounded than it probably really is. A close look at the leaves and their positions relative to the straight stems and strings of berries indicate Sheldon's Reverse G. The inner leaf under the left ribbon loop rather than beside it eliminates most reverses and a relatively straight right ribbon end eliminates others. This has me re-evaluating the Large letters I thought I saw on LIBERTY for my earlier ID of S-5. Reverse G only appears on S-8 which has smaller letters. Unfortunately, the stem(s) under the bottom of the leaves, which are distinctly different, are missing. Yep. I have to go with the more likely S-8 this morning. I think I saw large Letters because I'm use to seeing Large Letters (A numismatic Rorschach Test). The leaf tips are closer to the bust as on Obverse 9 consistent with S-8.[/QUOTE]
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