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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1055756, member: 15929&quot;]Here you go.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/Types/T1-T2-T3-T6EarthLabeledCopyright-D.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The concentration is on the configuration of the earth on the reverse.</p><p>However, each of these &quot;Types&quot; appear on the Silver Business Strike coins with:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Type 1 = 1971-S Silver Business Strike</p><p>Type 2 = 1972-S Silver Business Strike</p><p>Type 3 = 1973-S Silver Business Strike</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Type 6 is found only on 1971-D Cn Clad Business Strikes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Talon Heads.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Talon Heads are primarily found on Denver Coins but can be found on the S mintmark Silver Business Strike coins. A few Philadelphia coins also display small talons. BTW, the Talons are not really talons but actually the deep recessed area between the eagles legs. If you look at it closely, you can see that this recessed area extends very deeply into the coin. What this means is that this area is the &quot;highest&quot; point on the die. When the dies clash together, this area leaves an impression on the ovberse die that looks like a Talon. Some folks are known to call these &quot;Thorn Heads&quot;. There is also a Morgan Thorn Head so it can get a bit confusing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/Talon%20Heads/IKE1978-D10776664TalonHeadPCGSMS65T.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These &quot;talon marks&quot; come in double and triple configurations depending upon die position when the clash occured. As you may or may not know, there is movement of the press during the striking of a coin. This movement accounts for the double and triple talon heads as well as a die being repaired, reinstalled in the press and then suffering from yet another clash.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Close Double:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/Talon%20Heads/IKE1971-DDoubleTalon11279254PCGSMS6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s a 1971-S Silver Business Strike.</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/Talon%20Heads/IKE1971-STalonHead15235010PCGSMS66T.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since the coins go through a repair at the mint and then get put back into service, Talon Heads can also have pegleg R&#039;s. All you gotta do is keep your eyes open and eventually you&#039;ll run across some.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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