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<p>[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 7955001, member: 21705"]<b>1853-D $5 Large D MS61 PCGS. Variety 34-Z.</b> Five die varieties of 1853-D half eagles are known. Among those, Variety 34-Z is probably the rarest, although Variety 34-X is also highly elusive. A Medium D variety was listed for many years but no such pieces are confirmed. This caramel-gold Dahlonega five is surprisingly devoid of marks except for minor contact above the hairbun. The strike shows blending on the lower half of the eagle and the curls near the ear. A drop or two of translucent residue is on the upper left portion of the shield.(<a href="http://coins.ha.com/c/ref/web-tips.zx#pcgsRegistry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/c/ref/web-tips.zx#pcgsRegistry" rel="nofollow">Registry values</a>: P1)</p><p><br /></p><p>34-Z Large D (*formerly Medium D) center V rarest</p><p>34-Y Large D center VE</p><p>34-X Large D left rare</p><p>35-X Large D left</p><p>35-AA Large D right</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't been able to ID the different obverses yet. What differences I detect are easily within strike and wear differences rather than die differences.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverses Z and Y are almost as hard, but distinguishable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 7955001, member: 21705"][B]1853-D $5 Large D MS61 PCGS. Variety 34-Z.[/B] Five die varieties of 1853-D half eagles are known. Among those, Variety 34-Z is probably the rarest, although Variety 34-X is also highly elusive. A Medium D variety was listed for many years but no such pieces are confirmed. This caramel-gold Dahlonega five is surprisingly devoid of marks except for minor contact above the hairbun. The strike shows blending on the lower half of the eagle and the curls near the ear. A drop or two of translucent residue is on the upper left portion of the shield.([URL='http://coins.ha.com/c/ref/web-tips.zx#pcgsRegistry']Registry values[/URL]: P1) 34-Z Large D (*formerly Medium D) center V rarest 34-Y Large D center VE 34-X Large D left rare 35-X Large D left 35-AA Large D right I haven't been able to ID the different obverses yet. What differences I detect are easily within strike and wear differences rather than die differences. Reverses Z and Y are almost as hard, but distinguishable.[/QUOTE]
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