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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 621787, member: 66&quot;]Keven the sale description is a bit confusing.&nbsp; There were only two obv dies used in 1834.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is only one variety of the small head 1834.&nbsp; Breen describes two varieties both having the same obv and two different reverses but no one has been able to verify the second variety.&nbsp; So lots 274 and 275 are both the same die variety with 275 being an earlier die stage.</p><p><br /></p><p>The small head has the curls at the back of the head arranged so the back edge forms a straight vertical line.&nbsp; the head is also further from the stars, not the distance from the curl to star 7.&nbsp; The 4 is also distant from the bottom curl.</p><p><br /></p><p>The large head has the curls ar the back of the head showing an indentation so they are grouped into two distinct &quot;buns&quot;.&nbsp; The hair is also much closer to star 7 and the 4 is very close to the bottom hair curl.&nbsp; There is only one obv die with the large head but it comes paired with three different reverse.&nbsp; These three reverse dies are described in lot 276.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 276 is the large head paired with rev B which has a very close AME and a perfectly formed M.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 277 is the large head die paired with the Rev A which has the AM very widely spaced.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 278 and 279 are both the large head die paired with rev C which once agian has a close AME, but the M was punched into the die using a broken punch and it looks like the second diagonal of the M is missing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The small head (lots 274 and 275) also has the AME closely spaced and a perfect M but it is not the same die as rev B.&nbsp; The rev used on the small head has a tongue in the eagles beak and Rev B as used with the large head does not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kevin, I hope this clears things up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Desertgem in your quote where they are talking about the head of 1834 and the head of 1835 they are referring to the small and large head varieties.&nbsp; So the small head is the head of 1834 and the large head is the head of 1835.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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