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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 399226, member: 12965&quot;]Here&#039;s one more DBC that helps to show how varieties work for those of us who collect them:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26rd%3D1%26item%3D250270803137%26ssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWA%3AIT%26ih%3D015" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26rd%3D1%26item%3D250270803137%26ssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWA%3AIT%26ih%3D015" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=250270803137&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&amp;ih=015</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The first thing you should note is the date is unreadable, then the second thing you should notice is there are no stems. Considering stems are the norm, there aren&#039;t that many varieties without stems, so figuring out the date and variety for this one is actually quite easy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The first thing to do, if you don&#039;t know the stemless varieties by heart, is to go to CoinFacts and &quot;scroll&quot; through the dates checking for stemless varieties:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Once you&#039;ve got them written down you can go to Heritage to surf for examples to compare against:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.ha.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ha.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ha.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From there, you should be able to figure it out but warning Will Robinson, note the distance of the wreath leaves from the legend. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Once you&#039;ve figured it out, you can PM me with your &quot;answer&quot; and I&#039;ll confirm whether you got it right or not? :thumb:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ps: You may ask why would anyone want this coin and the only reason you would ask that is because you have more money than you know what to do with it, but for most of us, we don&#039;t have money to burn so to get a variety cheap, even though it&#039;s not in the best condition, it makes it where we can better afford one of the more expensive varieties.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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