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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nss, post: 960417, member: 22386&quot;]I wrote the guide referenced in the original post strictly from observing coins. Some lists&nbsp; have date varieties that I&#039;ve never been able to locate (1982 and 1983).</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;knot&quot; and &quot;bead&quot; are my own observations.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had hoped this guide would help identify the different date types by alternative means (especially if you had only one example to view).</p><p><br /></p><p>Some dates have only one set of characteristics.&nbsp; Some dates have two.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, in 1978, the closed 8 date variety has the &quot;///&quot; bead on the collar and does have a knot clearly visible where the bandanna is tied.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is the only combination of those characteristics I have observed.&nbsp;&nbsp; The open 8 date variety has the &quot;\\\&quot; bead and does not have a visible knot where the bandanna is tied.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the top of the page is an illustration that visually explains where to find the bead, knot, etc.&nbsp; The length of the bandanna also varies, but I did not record my observations on each date type.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have still not seen an explanation of why there are two distinct types for many of the dates in this series.&nbsp; They all have the OM mint mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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