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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 395779, member: 12965&quot;]Here&#039;s a perfect example of how variety <u>works</u> for collectors:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5373/1802obvuv5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5377/1802revxo1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I purchased this on Ebay and it was listed as a 1803. I examined the date in every way possible and cannot confirm the date by the date (still can&#039;t). What it takes to confirm the date, is the reverse. The left stem on the wreath is extra long and not a normal attribute of DBC&#039;s and a dead give-away for variety but another thing, if you look really close at the fraction&nbsp; :kewl:&nbsp; there&#039;s another interesting feature that further gives it away.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Once I figured this out, there was a feeling of satisfaction that other aspects of coin collecting doesn&#039;t give and anyone that collects varieties knows what I mean.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />hya:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, as for Mr. Snowden&#039;s comments, I can only surmise that varieties helped to highlight the fact that his organization couldn&#039;t manage to produce coins without all kinds of flaws/variations and that hurt his pride and he struck out the best way he could, he blasted the collector for being so picky and as to being selfish, I have one thing to say to him about that - he can&#039;t have my coins . . . they&#039;re mine . . . all mine . . .&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ps: When this arrived from the seller, I knew within a couple of minutes it wasn&#039;t a 1803 and I messaged the seller and told him it wasn&#039;t and he offered to take it back but I told him that for the price I paid for it, it wasn&#039;t worth sending back and was actually worth keeping no matter what the date was. I got it way cheap so why would I send it back?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pps: I also have a 1795 CBHC C-6a that I would not know the date of it if it wasn&#039;t for variety.&nbsp; :thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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