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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jcuve, post: 731921, member: 13945&quot;]<font face="Arial">This is an interesting idea - however, I’m not convinced yet. I examined some ’74 LDs and SDs and found several examples of this softer reverse on LDs. All the SDs had this softer reverse. I don’t yet see a design change, I think the softer reverse is just weaker and the lines are just not clearly visible. My thinking is, since the LDs were minted before the SDs, the reverses are stronger – as the dies (or possibly the hubs that made the dies) wore down they lost detail and toward the middle of the year and later the lines start to become less discernible. Maybe even a change in striking pressure because the aluminum was abandoned. I could be wrong, but I shot some ’74 reverses below. The top is a LD with a strong reverse, below is a LD with a weak reverese, then at the bottom is a SD, while weaker, certainly looks similar if not the same as the above minus some detail from the first reverse. If I can find time I will email Wiles and ask his opinion...</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><img src="http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww322/jcuve/1974-REVa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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